Prevention of Conversion from Prediabetes to Diabetes in Young Children

question 18

Multiple Choice

Prevention of conversion from prediabetes to diabetes in young children must take highest priority and should focus on:

• A) Aggressive dietary manipulation to prevent obesity
• B) Fostering LDL levels less than 100 mg/dl and total cholesterol less than 170 mg/dl to prevent cardiovascular disease
• C) Maintaining a blood pressure that is less than 80% based on weight and height to prevent hypertension
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

pKa

A quantitative measure that reflects the acid strength of a substance; the lower the pKa value, the stronger the acid.

Methanol

A light, volatile, colorless liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odor, used as an antifreeze, solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethanol.

Ka

An abbreviation for acid dissociation constant, a quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution, representing the equilibrium constant of its dissociation.

Conjugate Acid

A species formed by the reception of a proton (H+) by a base, related to its conjugate base by the difference of one hydrogen atom.