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Risk factors for diabetes include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A) being overweight
B) family history
C) high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
D) high blood pressure

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Glucose is a complex carbohydrate that is sometimes used by the body as an energy source.

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Visceral fat is associated with type 2 diabetes.

All individuals with pre-diabetes inevitably progress to diabetes.

Large waist circumference, which means _____, is a criterion for metabolic syndrome.

Although diabetes-related complications can be severe, they can be managed if the patient maintains _____.

Type 2 diabetes usually develops in teenagers.

About _____ percent of adults with diagnosed diabetes take both oral medication and insulin.

Diabetes is a group of disorders in which there is a defect in the transfer of _____ from the bloodstream into cells.

All of the following professionals serve on a diabetes-care medical team EXCEPT a(n) _____.

Family history has no association with type 2 diabetes.

In response to insulin resistance, the pancreas initially _____.

The pancreas, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine, is an oblong gland about the size and shape of a flattened banana.

Two key elements for optimally managing diabetes are patient education and a specialized medical team.

About all adults with diabetes have kidney disease (nephropathy).

If glucose is not readily available to the body's tissues, fat is broken down as a source of energy, and _____ are produced as a by-product.

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that promotes type 1 diabetes.

Insulin deficiency and insulin resistance can cause diabetes.

The following are all complications of diabetes EXCEPT _____.

As a second tier of treatment, drug therapies are sometimes combined with positive lifestyle modifications to manage metabolic syndrome.