CME Pre-Test

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  Please choose the best answer for the following questions.  
1. Age adjusted mortality rates for the last 15 years…
A - have gone down for Diabetes but up for Cancer
B - have gone down for all cause mortality but up for Cancer
C - have gone down for Cancer and all cause mortality but up for Diabetes
 
2. Glycemic Goals of therapy include
A - Pre-meal plasma glucose of 90 to 150 according to the American Diabetic Association
B - HbA1c should be less than 7% according to the American College of Endocrinologists
C - 2 hour postprandial plasma glucose of <180 mg/dl according to the ADA
 
3. What must we do to effectively manage Type 2 Diabetes?  The Answer would include all the following EXCEPT
A - We must intensify our efforts at prevention
B - We must use more insulin to cover the major defect which is insulin deficiency
C - We must recognize the effects of insulin resistance to the natural history of  T2DM
D - We must find ways to prevent beta cell deterioration and failure
 
4. Type 2 Diabetics have a blunted insulin response to a meal and inadequate glucagon suppression.
True
False
 
5. It has been shown that one of the major contributors to increased Cardiovascular Risks in Diabetics is…
A - Preprandial Glucose spikes
B - Early morning hypoglycemic episodes
C - Postprandial glucose spikes
D - DKA