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The HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) is the gold standard of care and used to guide clinicians in managing diabetes. Which of the following statements is true?
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Looking at an HbA1c value advises the clinician when a patient with diabetes is having low blood glucose.
The HbA1c provides enough data to determine how well a patient’s diabetes is controlled.
The HbA1c provides a 30- to 90-day retrospective average of blood glucose data.
The HbA1c and the glucose management indicator (GMI) are interchangeable.
The risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) exists in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Which of the following statements is true?
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The risk for DKA in type 2 diabetes is greatest at diagnosis.
The best tool available to test for ketones at home is the dual blood glucose ketone CGM.
DKA is characterized by hypoglycemia, ketosis, and anion gap metabolic acidosis.
Both urine ketone testing and blood ketone testing are available to do at home.
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