BC-ADM COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+

BC-ADM COMPREHENSIVE
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+

●● Type 2 Diabetes. Answer: Due to progressive loss of adequate beta-
cell insulin secretion frequently on the background of insulin resistance


●● MODY. Answer: Maturity Onset Diabetes of Young; shows up when
you're an adolescent or young adult. It's caused by mutations that affect
how well your body makes insulin


●● LADA. Answer: Latent autoimmune Diabetes; LADA happens
because your body makes antibodies that cause the immune system to
attack the insulin-making cells of your pancreas.


●● What A1C diagnoses diabetes?. Answer: >6.5%


●● What A1C diagnoses pre-diabetes?. Answer: >5.4%


●● What fasting blood glucose diagnoses diabetes?. Answer: >126


●● When should you screen a patient for diabetes/pre-diabetes?.
Answer: BMI >25 + 1 risk factor

, ●● At what age should "healthy" patients start being screened?. Answer:
45 years old


●● How frequently should patients be tested?. Answer: Every 3 years


●● How frequently should well controlled diabetes be checked?.
Answer: Every 6 months


●● How frequently should uncontrolled diabetes be checked?. Answer:
Every 3 months


●● At what point should kids be screened for diabetes?. Answer: >85th
percentile + 1 risk factor (FH, GDM mom, etc)


●● What medications can cause diabetes?. Answer: Steroids
HIV meds
Atypical antipsychotics
Thiazide diuretics


●● What are risk factors for gestational diabetes?. Answer:
Overweight/Obese
FH of diabetes