Carbohydrates | Healthy Eating | Low Blood Sugar | Foot Care | Complications |
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What is Carbohydrates
Protein, fats, or carbohydrates, which one of these will increase blood sugars?
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What is Non-Starchy Vegetables
A good strategy for healthy eating is to fill 1/2 your plate with this?
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What is Less than 70
Hypoglycemia or a low blood sugar is suspected when the glucometer reads this?
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What is Daily
Patients with diabetes should inspect their feet how often?
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What is Heart Attack
Uncontrolled blood sugars affect the heart and may cause this complication.
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What is Fiber
Eating more of this will keep blood sugars from rising too quickly?
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What is Meat/Protein
Beef, Chicken, Fish, Eggs and Pork are examples of this?
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What is Carbohydrates
It is important to include this in every meal to avoid hypoglycemia?
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What is Podiatrist
Foot care and toenail care should be done by what professional?
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What is Kidney Failure
Uncontrolled blood sugars affect the kidneys and may cause this complication.
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What is juice, regular soda, hard candy, glucose tablets
Name a fast acting carbohydrate
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What is peas, corn, lima beans, black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, potatoes, yams
This is an example of a starchy vegetable?
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What is Juice, Regular Soda, 8oz of milk
You would drink 4 oz of this to raise the blood sugar if you are experiencing hypoglycemia?
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What is Mirror
For difficult to view areas of the feet, you could use this?
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What is Blindness
Uncontrolled blood sugars affect the eyes and may cause this complication.
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What is Peanut butter crackers, 1/2 turkey sandwich, cheese and crackers
Give an example of a complex carbohydrate.
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What is Food Labels
This provides information on calorie, carbohydrate, total fat, and sodium amounts?
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What is Have a meal or a snack
After treating a hypoglycemic episode and blood sugar is > 70 you need to do this?
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What is Drying well
Practicing this habit after bathing or swimming will prevent skin breakdown?
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What is Neuropathy
Uncontrolled blood sugars affect the circulation to the hands and feet and may cause this complication.
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What is Portion Sizes
Monitoring this during meals will help with controlling blood sugars?
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What is Saturated fat and Trans fat
What are the 2 most unhealthy types of dietary fat that affect your heart?
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What is Diet soda, diet tea, or (other drinks with artificial sweeteners)
Drinking this will not help to raise the blood sugar?
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What is Between the toes
Moisturizing lotion may be applied to cracked skin and feet except for here?
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What is amputations
Foot ulcers are serious and can lead to this complication?
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