Medical Pharmacology Chapter 29: Diabetes Management Practice Questions

Concerning insulin resistance:
1. Insulin resistance is appropriately defined as a limited response to insulin due to reduced insulin levels.
2. Insulin resistance may be best defined as an abnormal response to a normal amount of insulin.
3. Both
4. Neither
Factor/factors associated with insulin resistance:
1. Age
2. Physical activity
3. Medications
4. A & B
5. B & C
6. A & C
7. A, B & C
Which one(s) of the following statements is/are correct?
1. In adipocytes insulin resistance results in reduced lipolysis and decreased release of fatty acids into the blood.
2. Insulin resistance in the liver corresponds to a reduced ability of insulin to decreased glucose production.
3. Both
4. Neither
Despite the presence of insulin resistance in muscle and fat, insulin resistance actually increases glucose transport from circulation.
1. True
2. False
Insulin resistance and adipocytes may be associated with both dyslipidemia and hepatic stenosis.
1. True
2. Fall
Concerning human insulin sensitivity and fat:
1. There is an inverse relationship to the amount abdominal cavity fat in the sensitivity (in humans) to insulin effects.
2. Elevated visceral fat accumulation is associated with increased insulin resistance.
3. Both
4. Neither
Choose the correct statements/statements concerning insulin resistance:
1. Active individuals tend to be less susceptible to insulin resistance, compared to sedentary individuals.
2. Risk of diabetes development is reduced by physical activity.
3. Physical activity in diabetic patients tend to improve blood glucose control.
4. A & B
5. B & C
6. A & C
7. A, B & C
In type 2 diabetes, abnormalities in liver glucose metabolism may be associated with which one(s) of the following?
1. Inadequate insulin
2. Excessive glucagon secretion
3. Both
4. Neither
In type 2 diabetes attenuated insulin effects on hepatic glucose metabolism:
1. Hepatic insulin lipogenic effects are maintained despite reduced insulin effects.
2. In type 2 diabetes lipogenic effects are worsened by fasting hyperinsulinemia.
3. Both
4. Neither
This/these drug(s) is/are associated with hyperglycemia:
1. Phenytoin (Hydantoins)
2. Interferons
3. Both
4. Neither