Diabetes

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  1. 4. This is the name for when your body does not have enough insulin and your blood sugar level is elevated. Symptoms may include extreme thirst, frequent urination, drowsiness, and nausea.
  2. 8. Monitoring ______ sugar levels can help medical providers when making changes to health plans, because the logging can show doctors if there are patterns in level changes.
  3. 10. Type 2 Diabetic's bodies do not use this properly, leading to increasingly varying blood sugar levels, if not managed.
  4. 12. Most ______ have approximately 5 grams per serving, which means that these are low-carb options and they are also very healthy.
  5. 15. If you have too many ____ during a meal, it can raise your blood sugar level too high, which causes damage to the body.
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  1. 1. 15 _____ of carbohydrates, on the nutrition label, equals 1 carb choice.
  2. 2. Meat and _____ substitutes, such as cheeses, eggs, soy, tuna, peanut butter, and tofu, have minimal carbs in them and are a great low-carb option.
  3. 3. This is the name for when your body has too much insulin and your blood sugar level is too low. Symptoms may include shaking, sweating, irritability, fatigue, dizziness, and accelerated heartbeat.
  4. 5. Type 2 diabetes can be managed by lifestyle changes, such as ______ and diet, oral medications, and insulin injections.
  5. 6. It is important to check your blood _______, when you are diabetic, because the results influence decisions about food, exercise, and medications.
  6. 7. ____________ counting is one way to manage diabetes. This involves monitoring carb intake during snacks and meals.
  7. 9. Serving _____ are important when counting carbs, because the nutrition label identifies how many grams of carbs per each one of these.
  8. 11. If an individual tests their blood sugar and gets an odd reading, they should _____ their hands and retest.
  9. 13. Too little food, alcohol, too much insulin, excessive exercise, and medication side effects can all cause blood sugar to be too _____.
  10. 14. _______ foods, such as grains, beans, potatoes, and rice, are all foods that are high carb foods.
  11. 16. Too many carbs, not enough exercise, not enough insulin, stress, illness, dehydration, and medication side effects can all cause blood sugar to ____.