1. Hypoglycemia is considered to be blood sugar below ...

a. 4.0 mmol / l
b. 2.5 mmol / l
c. 1.0 mmol / l
d. 3.9 mmol / l

2. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Insulin suppresses the activity of glycogen synthase
b. Insulin mediates glucose uptake in the brain
c. "Prediabetes" is a condition characterized by an increased risk for the future
development of type 2 diabetes
d. The rise in insulin concentration after meal ingestion is reduced in type 1 but not in type
2 diabetes

3. The pathogenesis of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes includes all the following mechanisms
except for:
a) Increased glucose production by the liver
b) Impaired insulin secretion
c) Decreased glucose uptake from the skeletal
d) All of the options given are correct

4. Which cells produce insulin in the pancreas?

a. Alpha Cells
b. Beta Cells
c. Hepatocytes
d. Lipocytes

5. Type 1 Diabetes is characterised by:

a. Insulin resistance
b. Complete insulin Deficiency
c. Partial Insulin Deficiency
d. Declining beta cell activity

6. Which of the following is not a microvascular diabetes complication

a. Nephropathy
b. Retinopathy
c. Peripheral neuropathy
d. Myocardial Infarction

7. Hypoglycaemia is said to occur when the blood glucose is:

a. Less than 5.0mmols/L
 b . Less than 4.5mmols/L
c . Less than 2.0mmols/L
d. Less than 4.0mmols/L

8. Which of the Following is not associated with CVD in diabetes:

a.Myocardial Infarction
b.Lipohypertrophy
c. Erectile dysfunction
d.Retinopathy

9. Damage to the small blood vessels in the kidney is termed:

a.Nephropathy
b.Neuropathy
c. Nephropexy
d.Nephrostomy

10. Which of the following is not a symptom of hypoglycaemia:

a.Shakiness
b.Palpitations
c. Sweating
d.Vomiting