TEST BANK FOR NUTRITIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS 7TH EDITION BY GRODNER Chapter 15: Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus

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Chapter 15: Nutrition for Diabetes Mellitus MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. At a routine physical examination, a 50-year-old man has a fasting blood glucose level of 160 mg/dL. The next step in diagnosis ... and treatment would be a. referral to a diabetes clinic. b. prescribing an oral hypoglycemic agent. c. rechecking fasting blood glucose level. d. evaluating cardiovascular risk factors. 2. If a patient with type 2 diabetes shows early signs of kidney disease, the first priority in nutrition management is a. restricting dietary protein intake. b. normalizing blood glucose levels. c. limiting dietary sodium intake. d. increasing fluid intake. 3. If a patient with type 1 diabetes is unable to maintain good blood glucose control through insulin injections, the physician may recommend a. an oral hypoglycemic agent. b. using an insulin pump. c. more frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose. d. a daily exercise routine. 4. If a 15-year-old student who runs cross-country and long-distance track events starts to lose weight and is continually thirsty and hungry, he or she may have a. type 1 diabetes. b. type 2 diabetes. c. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). d. hepatitis virus infection. 5. The cause of type 1 diabetes mellitus is a. excessive intake of simple sugars. b. destruction of pancreatic beta cells. c. inability of cells to respond to insulin in the bloodstream. d. inability of the pancreas to keep up with the body’s demands for insulin. [Show More]

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