Patient'sDiabetesKnowledgeQuestionnaire

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1 Eatingtoomuchsugarandothersweetfoodsisacauseofdiabetes.
2 Theusualcauseofdiabetesislackofeffectiveinsulininthebody.
3 Diabetesiscausedbyfailureofthekidneystokeepsugaroutoftheurine.
4 Kidneysproduceinsulin.
5 Inuntreateddiabetes,theamountofsugarinthebloodusuallyincreases.
6 IfIamdiabetic,mychildrenhaveahigherchanceofbeingdiabetic.
7 Diabetescanbecured.
8 Afastingbloodsugarlevelof210istoohigh.
9 Thebestwaytocheckmydiabetesisbytestingmyurine.
10 Regularexercisewillincreasetheneedforinsulinorotherdiabeticmedication.
11

Therearetwomaintypesofdiabetes:Type1(insulindependent)
andType2(noninsulindependent).

12 Aninsulinreactioniscausedbytoomuchfood.
13 Medicationismoreimportantthandietandexercisetocontrolmydiabetes.
14 Diabetesoftencausespoorcirculation.
15 Cutsandabrasionsondiabeteshealmoreslowly.
16 Diabeticsshouldtakeextracarewhencuttingtheirtoenails.
17 Apersonwithdiabetesshouldcleanseacutwithiodineandalcohol.
18 ThewayIpreparemyfoodisasimportantasthefoodsIeat.
19 Diabetescandamagemykidneys.
20 Diabetescancauselossoffeelinginmyhands,fingersandfeet.
21 Shakingandsweatingaresignsofhighbloodsugar.
22 Frequenturinationandthirstaresignsoflowbloodsugar.
23 Tightelastichoseorsocksarenotbadfordiabetics.
24 Adiabeticdietconsistsmostlyofspecialfoods.
Source:StarrCounty
This product was adapted from the DKQ "Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire," - Garcia and Associates for the diabetes self management project at Gateway Community
Health Center, Inc. with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, NJ.