Question of the Week – November 28th
NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK! 
These questions are created weekly by Coach Beverly to cover a variety of Diabetes related topics. They are designed to keep you current and prepare you for the CDCES Exam.
Click here to take the question of the week >> November 28th, 2017
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Question of the Week Rationale!
Question of the Week Rationale
Our “Question of the Week” is created weekly by Coach Beverly to cover a variety of Diabetes related topics. The questions are designed to keep you current and prepare you for the CDCES® Exam. If you have not signed up to receive the question, you can today through our free CDCES Coach App or our Facebook Page.
Rationale:
We have had an overwhelmingly positive response to our “Question of the Week.” Thank you for participating!
Many of you have asked for the rationale behind the correct answer. We hear you and agree!
What a perfect way to information share and bring new concepts to light. We appreciate our community of diabetes educators and the opportunity to keep learning together!
Question of the Week – November 21st – test your knowledge before seeing answer below!
Question:
Please choose the person below with the greatest risk of prediabetes?
A Hispanic female over the age of 45.
An overweight, sedentary male, age 39.
An obese Caucasian, age 53.
A 34-year-old woman with history of gestational diabetes.
Correct Answer: A 34-year-old woman with history of gestational diabetes.
Rationale: People who are overweight and certain high risk ethnic populations (African American, Latino, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islanders) are at greater risk of developing diabetes.
But in this question, the person with the highest risk is D, a woman with a history of gestational diabetes (GDM).
Women with a history of gestational diabetes have a 50% risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5 years and the risk continues to increase over time.
This risk of developing diabetes post GDM is so great, that the CDC Diabetes Prevention Program states that anyone with a history of GDM automatically qualifies to join a Recognized Prevention Program. The ADA States that a woman with a history of GDM that presents with diabetes, should be offered metformin therapy in addition to lifestyle intervention, to delay progression to diabetes.
Learn more on our Prevention Resource Page.
Women can decrease their risk of developing GDM by keeping at a healthy weight pre pregnancy, and keeping active and eating healthy during pregnancy.
Learn more on our Women and Diabetes Resource Page
Question of the Week – November 21st
NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK!
These questions are created weekly by Coach Beverly to cover a variety of Diabetes related topics. They are designed to keep you current and prepare you for the CDCES Exam.
Click here to take the question of the week >> November 21st, 2017
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Question of the Week Rationale!
Question of the Week Rationale
Our “Question of the Week” is created weekly by Coach Beverly to cover a variety of Diabetes related topics. The questions are designed to keep you current and prepare you for the CDCES® Exam. If you have not signed up to receive the question, you can today through our free CDCES Coach App or our Facebook Page.
Rationale:
We have had an overwhelmingly positive response to our “Question of the Week.” Thank you for participating!
Many of you have asked for the rationale behind the correct answer. We hear you and agree!
What a perfect way to information share and bring new concepts to light. We appreciate our community of diabetes educators and the opportunity to keep learning together!
Question of the Week – November 14th – test your knowledge before seeing answer below!
Question:
Which of the following is true about prediabetes in the United States?
a. Only 40% of people with prediabetes know they have prediabetes
b. Medicare will provide payment for recognized Diabetes Prevention Programs starting in 2018.
c. Prediabetes can only be diagnosed with an A1c test
d. Prediabetes is not associated with any vascular complications
How did your answer compare?
Correct Answer: b. Medicare will provide payment for recognized Diabetes Prevention Programs starting in 2018
But why?
Rationale:
Currently, in the U.S., over 35% of people have prediabetes and only 7% know they are living with elevated blood glucose levels. Prediabetes is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack and stroke. Over a 3-year period, 30% of people with prediabetes will be diagnosed with diabetes. However, we know that Diabetes Prevention Programs works to protect beta cells and slow progression.
Medicare will start funding CDC based recognized Diabetes Prevention Programs starting in April 2018. You can start a Diabetes Prevention Program in your community. Let’s be a part of slowing down the epidemic of diabetes.
Learn more on our Prevention Resource Page.
Question of the Week – November 14th!
NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK!
These questions are created weekly by Coach Beverly to cover a variety of Diabetes related topics. They are designed to keep you current and prepare you for the CDCES Exam.
Click here to take the question of the week >> November 14th, 2017
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Question of the Week – November 7th!
NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK!
These questions are created weekly by Coach Beverly to cover a variety of Diabetes related topics. They are designed to keep you current and prepare you for the CDCES Exam.
Click here to take the question of the week >> November 7th, 2017
Question of the Week Rationale
Want more questions like this? Really test your knowledge and prepare with our CDCES Exam Boot Camp!
Download our CDCES Coach App to receive our Question of the Week on your mobile device. It’s fun!
Question of the Week Rationale!
Question of the Week Rationale
Our “Question of the Week” is created weekly by Coach Beverly to cover a variety of Diabetes related topics. The questions are designed to keep you current and prepare you for the CDCES® Exam. If you have not signed up to receive the question, you can today through our free CDCES Coach App or our Facebook Page.
Rationale:
We have had an overwhelmingly positive response to our “Question of the Week.” Thank you for participating!
Many of you have asked for the rationale behind the correct answer. We hear you and agree!
What a perfect way to information share and bring new concepts to light. We appreciate our community of diabetes educators and the opportunity to keep learning together!
Question of the Week – October 31st – test your knowledge before seeing answer below!
Question:
How do humans establish the majority of their gut microbiome?
a. Through the foods they eat before the age of 10
b. By a combination of birth method, foods and environment
c. Mostly through genetics and stress levels
d. By exposure to animals and foreign bodies
How did your answer compare?
Correct Answer: b. By a combination of birth method, foods and environment
But why? 
Rationale
The human microbiome is established by the about the age of three through the following:
Birth method – babies born vaginally are exposed to healthy lactobacillus as they travel through the birth canal. Babies born via C-Section are exposed to the skin bacteria from the person delivering the baby (usually staphylococcus).
Breast fed– breast milk contain a myriad of healthy bacteria and food (oligosaccharides) to feed the bacteria and support intestinal microbial diversity.
Environment – this includes exposure to animals, other children, foods (fresh or packaged), time spent indoors and outdoors, antibiotic use and more.
This infographic is an excellent summary on strategies to promote a healthy microbiome to our future generations. It is based early research by Dr. Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, an associate professor in the Human Microbiome Program at the NYU School of Medicine. She is testing a fast and easy work-around called the “gauze-in-the-vagina technique” for women that need C-section delivery.
Be reassured that it is never too late to improve the health of your microbial friends.
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November 6th, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. PST
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Question of the Week – 10/31
NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK! 
Do you know about the trillions of bacterial hitchhikers that influence your health everyday? Test your Microbiome knowledge with the new Question of the Week!
Click here to take the question of the week >> October 31st, 2017
Want to learn more about the role of the Microbiome?
Question of the Week Rationale
Join our FREE New Horizons – Getting to the Gut Webinar
November 6th, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. PST
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Enjoy additional free questions! Download our CDCES Coach App to receive our Question of the Week on your mobile device every week!
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