Diabetes Awareness SurveySponsered by Nye Community Coalition

Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey. All information is confidential.

1. If you wanted to learn more about diabetes, which resource(s) would you use? (You may mark more than one).

2. What are the risk factors for Type II diabetes? (You may mark more than one).

Over 45 years old

Overweight

Blood glucose levels lower than normal

Other members of the family are diabetic

Exercise regularly

Being Black, Hispanic, or Native American

Low blood pressure

Skin around the neck looks dirty all of the time

A diet rich in fats and carbohydrates

3. Which of the following is not associated with diabetes?

Heart problems

Lung problems

Kidney problems

Eye problems

4. Nearly 26 million people in the United States are affected by diabetes.

True

False

5. Type II diabetes can be prevented through diet and exercise.

True

False

6. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and new cases of blindness among adults in the United States

True

False

7. The incidence of diabetes is decreasing.

True

False

8. There is no difference between Type I and Type II diabetes except the age at which the patient is diagnosed

True

False

9. All diabetics must take insulin shots daily.

True

False

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