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Hypoglycemia 4 Trivia Quiz

I keep learning more about hypoglycemia, so now you can too!

A multiple-choice quiz by loveoflearning. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
loveoflearning

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,447

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1067

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which blood test is used to find out how much insulin your body is making itself, and will not show insulin that came into your body through injection? Hint

C-peptide

GAD

Insulin level

Metabolic Panel

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which type of hypoglycemia is not the result of a body abnormality, and occurs in patients without diabetes? Hint

Insulinoma

Reactive Hypoglycemia

Persistent hyperinsulinimic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI)

Factitious Hypoglycemia

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which nationality is persistent hyperinsulinimic hypoglycemia most common, and attributed to a recessive gene trait? Hint

Arabic

British

Irish

Native American

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which drug may be used to treat hyperinsulinism? Hint

Nexium

Glucophage

Diazoxide

Actos

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fill in the blank: Hereditary _______ intolerance is a possible cause of hypoglycemia in children. Hint

Sucrose

Fructose

Lactose

Glucose

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Question 6 of 10

6. During which decade was hypoglycemia a fad diagnosis in the United States? Hint

1990s

1970s

1980s

1940s

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which over the counter medication may cause hypoglycemia in children? Hint

cold medications

acetaminophen

aspirin

ibuprofen

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which fruit, when unripe, is a potential cause of hypoglycemia? Hint

pomegranate

types of melon

ugly fruit

ackee fruit

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which word means that the cause is unknown? Hint

apathological

frequmental

surtypical

idiopathic

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is a person is said to have when their blood sugar is low, but they are asymptomatic? Hint

hypoglycemia unawareness

insufficient hypoglycemia

responsive hypoglycemia

masquerading hypoglycemia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which blood test is used to find out how much insulin your body is making itself, and will not show insulin that came into your body through injection?

Answer: C-peptide

Insulin levels show all insulin in your body, not just what your pancreas is actually making itself. A low c-peptide is associated with type one diabetes, while a high level may be insulin resistance, or a form of hypoglycemia. GADs are antibodies used to determine what type of diabetes a person has. The c in c-peptide stand for "connecting."

2. Which type of hypoglycemia is not the result of a body abnormality, and occurs in patients without diabetes?

Answer: Factitious Hypoglycemia

This is caused by people purposly taking diabetes medications when they do not need them. It's likely a mental illness, or a person taking the medications with the erroneous thought that they will boost preformance.

3. In which nationality is persistent hyperinsulinimic hypoglycemia most common, and attributed to a recessive gene trait?

Answer: Arabic

The incidence of this disease is usually 1 out of 50,000, but in Arab communities it is 1 out of 2,500.

4. Which drug may be used to treat hyperinsulinism?

Answer: Diazoxide

Diazoxide decreases the amount of insulin your pancreas makes, lowering the risk of hypoglycemia. Sometimes a pancreatectomy is still needed, to remove part or all of the pancreas.

5. Fill in the blank: Hereditary _______ intolerance is a possible cause of hypoglycemia in children.

Answer: Fructose

Fructose is a type of sugar found in fruit. All of the choices are types of sugar. Sucrose is table sugar. Lactose is the sugar in dairy products. Glucose is a simple sugar that is found in the blood stream and used for energy. Hereditary fructose intolerance is a rare cause of hypoglycemia, and is treated by removing fructose from the diet.

6. During which decade was hypoglycemia a fad diagnosis in the United States?

Answer: 1970s

Most cases of hypoglycemia diagnosed then was not really hypoglycemia, but rather stress. A lot of money was made off of diet products and books on the subject.

7. Which over the counter medication may cause hypoglycemia in children?

Answer: aspirin

This is not the only reason aspirin should not be given to children. Again, this is a rare cause.

8. Which fruit, when unripe, is a potential cause of hypoglycemia?

Answer: ackee fruit

This fruit, from Jamaica, when eaten unripe, has been known to cause hypoglycemia. This is not to say that it always happens, or even usually happens.

9. Which word means that the cause is unknown?

Answer: idiopathic

Many people have idiopathic hypoglycemia. It is also possible to have idiopathic hypoglycemia with a cause known, but the problem causing the cause is not known. For example, a person maay have idiopathic hyperinsulinimic hypoglycemia if their body is making too much insulin; they are having low blood sugar as a result, but the reason for their pancreas creating too much insulin is unknown.

10. What is a person is said to have when their blood sugar is low, but they are asymptomatic?

Answer: hypoglycemia unawareness

Asymptomatic means that symtoms are not being felt. This may occur in people who have had diabetes for a long time. It is dangerous because as blood sugar gets lower and lower, the person may pass out or convulse.

Source: Author loveoflearning

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