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Review Guide For The Certified Diabetes
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1. A diabetes educator is consulted to provide discharge education for
an 18-year-old patient diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Upon entering
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the hospital room, the educator finds the patient quietly sobbing. The
patient states that she is sad and anxious about her new diagnosis.
Before the patient leaves for home today, which of the following should
the educator review with the patient?
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A. Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and appropriate treatment
B. Epidemiology of diabetes and the incidence of depression
C. Incidence of birth defects associated with hyperglycemia
D. Lifestyle modifications and carbohydrate counting Ans: A. Signs and
symptoms of hypoglycemia and appropriate treatment
2. A 22-year-old patient with type 1 diabetes comes to the diabetes
educator for additional educa- tion prior to starting on an insulin pump.
During the visit, his cellular telephone rings, indicat- ing text message.
Later, when trying to schedule a follow-up visit, the patient lays several
other electronic devices on the counter while looking for his personal
digital assistant (PDA). Which of the following is the best way to tailor
future educational interventions with this patient?
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A. Schedule education sessions in the morning to avoid text message
interruptions
B. Offer online education for the patient to practice carbohydrate
counting
C. Politely ask the patient to leave his cell phone at home
D. Enroll the patient in a group education class of patients with type 1
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diabetes Ans: B. Offer online education for the patient to practice
carbohydrate counting
3. While covering the clinic for a sick colleague, a diabetes educator
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meets with a 56-year-old man who owns his own construction business.
Despite the patient's apparent business success, his chart indicates that
the he is illiterate. Which of the following is TRUE about literacy?
A. All patients will volunteer that they cannot read
B. Most illiterate patients are poor, immigrants, or minorities
C. Years of schooling is a good measure of literacy level
D. Most adults who are illiterate successfully hide their literacy deficit Ans:
D. Most adults who are illiterate successfully hide their literacy deficit
4. A 45-year-old truck driver who takes metformin and glyburide reports
that he has tried to lose weight but nothing seems to work. Which of the
following is the best follow-up question to address this patient's weight
loss concerns?
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A. Do you carry glucose tablets with you to correct hypoglycemia?
B. Did you know that weight gain can be a side effect of taking
metformin?
C. What types of foods do you eat when you are driving?
D. How often do check your blood glucose? Ans: C. What types of
foods do you eat when you are driving?
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5. A 67-year-old man presents for evaluation of his glycemic control on
glyburide therapy. He has not seen his primary care physician in more
than a year. Which of the following diabetes- specific assessments
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should be performed today?
A. Dilated eye exam
B. Tuberculin skin test
C. Lower extremity exam
D. Gastric emptying test Ans: C. Lower extremity exam
6. A body mass index within the normal weight category is
A. less than 18.5.
B. 18.5-24.9.
C. 25-29.9.