diabetes and HAES®-Aligned Resources

Knowledge Check 1

True or False: To control the symptoms of diabetes, you must lose weight and follow a restrictive diet.

• True
• False

True or False: Gentle nutrition differs from other nutrition practices because it centers compassion and listening to your body instead of rigid food rules.

• True
• False

When practicing gentle nutrition for blood glucose control, what is helpful to pair with carbohydrates to slow down the release of glucose into the bloodstream?

• Fat
• Protein
• Fiber
• Any or all of the above

Knowledge Check 2

What kind of diabetes diagnosis is diabulimia usually associated with?

• Gestational diabetes
• Type 1 diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Not associated with a diabetes diagnosis

True or False: The way insulin is used in those with diabulimia can quickly worsen the effect of diabetes on the body, even in someone who didn't previously have many complications.

• True
• False

Knowledge Check 3

True or False: The cause of diabulimia is simple and usually only related to one key factor.

• True
• False

Knowledge Check 4

True or False: Hospitalization should be a primary consideration for the treatment of diabulimia.

• True
• False

Knowledge Check 5

Which of the following would not be a sign or symptom of diabulimia?

• Avoidance of meals
• Omission or restriction of insulin
• Gravitation towards safe foods
• Fear of weight gain
• None of the above

True or False: Type 1 diabetes is not caused by eating too much sugar and it is not the fault of the person diagnosed.

• True
• False

Which of the following is not a sign or symptom of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?

• Dizziness
• Fruity breath
• Nausea/Vomiting
• High levels of ketone bodies in urine