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.

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This week’s Rationale: Question of the Week – December 12th – test your knowledge before seeing answer below! 

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:

A patient has prediabetes and asks you if he can prevent getting diabetes if he loses weight and gets active. What is the most accurate response?

a. By losing visceral fat and walking, you can prevent diabetes.

b. By taking care of your health today, you won’t get diabetes tomorrow.

c. People who get 30 mins of exercise a day and lose 7% of weight, have a decreased risk of getting diabetes.

d. People who get 30 mins of exercise a day and lose 7% of weight eliminate risk of getting diabetes

Correct Answer:  People who get 30 mins of exercise a day and lose 7% of weight, have a decreased risk of getting diabetes.

Rationale: Wow, 92% of you got this one right. Great job!

The Diabetes Prevention Program demonstrated that people with prediabetes who got active and lost 7% of their body weight, decrease risk of getting diabetes over 3 years, by 58%.  And if they were 60 and older, they decreased risk by 70%.

 For more information on starting  a Diabetes Prevention Program in your community, please visit our Prevention Resource Page.