Which is the best description of insulin resistance?
A) The pancreas fails to produce insulin due to damage to alpha cells.
B) The pancreas produces insulin but fails to secrete a sufficient amount when blood glucose is high.
C) The pancreas secretes insulin, it is ineffective because body cells are insensitive to it action.
D) The pancreas secretes glucagon instead of insulin in response to high blood glucose.
C
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Food security refers to all of the following except:
1.access to safe food. 2.access to enough food. 3.eating meals at a soup kitchen less than once a month. 4.the ability to obtain food in a socially acceptable way.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. A healthy person's hemoglobin A1c level is greater than 7.5%. B. To remain healthy, your fasting blood glucose level should always be at least 140 mg/dl. C. People who have excess body fat are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes than type 2 diabetes. D. Excessive thirst and frequent urination are signs of diabetes.
Breast-fed infants may need supplements of vitamin:
a. A. b. C. c. D. d. E.
Which of the following is an effect of alcohol intake in the mother who breastfeeds?
a. It alters the flavor b. It stimulates lactation c. It passes into the breast milk and stimulates the infant's acceptance d. It first appears in the breast milk approximately 12 hours after ingestion