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    Carbohydrate Metabolism - MCQs 4 B

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about diabetes mellitus and related topics. The questions cover topics such as the causes of cataract development in uncontrolled diabetes, reasons for hypoglycemia in premature infants, diagnostic criteria for diabetes and metabolic syndrome, estimated average glucose levels corresponding to specific HbA1c values, and changes in metabolite levels after eating versus fasting.

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    Carbohydrate Metabolism - MCQs 4 B

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about diabetes mellitus and related topics. The questions cover topics such as the causes of cataract development in uncontrolled diabetes, reasons for hypoglycemia in premature infants, diagnostic criteria for diabetes and metabolic syndrome, estimated average glucose levels corresponding to specific HbA1c values, and changes in metabolite levels after eating versus fasting.

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about diabetes mellitus and related topics. The questions cover topics such as the causes of cataract development in uncontrolled diabetes, reasons for hypoglycemia in premature infants, diagnostic criteria for diabetes and metabolic syndrome, estimated average glucose levels corresponding to specific HbA1c values, and changes in metabolite levels after eating versus fasting.

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    Carbohydrate Metabolism - MCQs 4 B

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    This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about diabetes mellitus and related topics. The questions cover topics such as the causes of cataract development in uncontrolled diabetes, reasons for hypoglycemia in premature infants, diagnostic criteria for diabetes and metabolic syndrome, estimated average glucose levels corresponding to specific HbA1c values, and changes in metabolite levels after eating versus fasting.

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    1.

    The development of cataract in uncontrolled


    diabetes mellitus can be explained by the
    following in the lens of the eye EXCEPT?

    A. Insulin independent entry of glucose


    B. Presence of Aldose reductase
    C. Accumulation of sorbitol
    D. High sorbitol dehydrogenase activity
    2. Premature infants are more prone to develop
    hypoglycemia for the following reasons
    EXCEPT:

    A. Decreased level of PEPCK


    B. Poor intestinal absorption rate
    C. Low hepatic glycogen stores
    D. Inability to produce and utilize ketone
    bodies
    3. Which among the following is an observation
    in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?

    A. 10% of the diagnosed diabetics


    B. Frequency of ketosis is common
    C. Hyperosmolar state is an acute condition
    D. Patients are frequently undernourished
    4. Which among the following statements is
    FALSE regarding Type 2 Diabetes mellitus?

    A. A state of combination of insulin resistance


    and β- cell dysfunction
    B. Metabolic alterations are milder when
    compared to Type 1
    C. Eventual need for insulin therapy
    D. Early in disease plasma insulin levels are low
    5. High blood insulin levels with normal blood
    glucose levels is observed in which among the
    following conditions?

    A. Obesity
    B. Type 2 diabetes mellitus
    C. Impaired glucose tolerance
    D. Gestational diabetes mellitus
    6. Which among the following is NOT a
    diagnostic criterion for the diagnosis of diabetes?

    A. 2-hr post-glucose load value of OGTT is more


    than 200mg/dl even at one occasion
    B. 1-hr post-glucose load value of OGTT is more
    than 160mg/dl even at one occasion
    C. Random plasma sugar is >200mg/dl on more
    than one occasion
    D. HbA1c more than 6.5% at any occasion
    7. Which among the following is NOT a
    diagnostic criterion for metabolic syndrome?

    A. BP more than 130/85 mm Hg


    B. Fasting glucose more than 100mg/dl
    C. TG more than 150mg/dl
    D. HbA1c more than 6.5%
    8. What is the estimated average glucose level
    in mg/dl for HbA1c of 6%?
    A. 100
    B. 125
    C. 150
    D. 200
    9. A blood sample is taken from a man after he
    has eaten four idlies. Which one of the following
    will be at a higher concentration than if the
    blood sample had been taken after an overnight
    fast?

    A. Alanine
    B. Glucagon
    C. Insulin
    E. Nonesterified fatty acids
    10. Which one of the following statements
    about fasting metabolic state is correct?

    A. Adipose tissue synthesizes glucose from the


    glycerol
    B. Adipose tissue synthesizes ketone bodies
    C. Ketone bodies provide the main fuel for the
    central nervous system
    D. Gluconeogenesis takes place in liver from
    amino acids

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