Glucose Meter — Questions and answers

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What big problem did doctors like Eleanor Vance and Alistair Finch notice that people with diabetes had before glucose meters?

Choices

  1. They had too much information to understand.
  2. They could easily predict their sugar levels.
  3. They didn't have enough information to manage their condition well. ✓
  4. Their condition was not a serious problem.

Answer: They didn't have enough information to manage their condition well.

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Before blood glucose meters, how did people with diabetes mostly check their sugar levels at home for many years?

Choices

  1. By using special machines in hospitals that gave instant results.
  2. By testing their urine with strips. ✓
  3. By tasting their food to guess their sugar levels.
  4. By calling a doctor every hour.

Answer: By testing their urine with strips.

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What did Dr. Helen Dubois say was the greatest challenge to helping people with diabetes manage their health better?

Choices

  1. Not enough doctors to help patients.
  2. Patients didn't want to know their sugar levels.
  3. Finding minds prepared to link science with engineering to make a simple, reliable device. ✓
  4. There were too many different types of diabetes.

Answer: Finding minds prepared to link science with engineering to make a simple, reliable device.

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How did Dr. Clark figure out that his oxygen electrode could also help measure glucose?

Choices

  1. He realized that sugar glowed when near the electrode.
  2. He attached a special enzyme called glucose oxidase to the electrode, which used up oxygen when glucose was present. ✓
  3. He made the electrode change color when sugar was detected.
  4. He simply listened for a buzzing sound when glucose was around.

Answer: He attached a special enzyme called glucose oxidase to the electrode, which used up oxygen when glucose was present.

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What new device did Anton H. Clemens introduce in 1970 and how did it show the glucose level?

Choices

  1. A tiny electrode that made a sound for glucose.
  2. The Ames Reflectance Meter, which measured the color change on a test strip. ✓
  3. A large computer that calculated sugar levels from a blood sample.
  4. A special light that could see through the skin to count sugar molecules.

Answer: The Ames Reflectance Meter, which measured the color change on a test strip.

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How do modern electrochemical glucose meters work to measure glucose, different from the earlier color-change meters?

Choices

  1. They use a tiny blood sample to create a sound, and the loudness tells the glucose level.
  2. They shine a laser into the blood to count sugar particles directly.
  3. They measure a small electrical current generated by the reaction between glucose and an enzyme. ✓
  4. They measure the weight of the blood sample.

Answer: They measure a small electrical current generated by the reaction between glucose and an enzyme.

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According to Maria Rodriguez and Dr. David Chen, what was the biggest change portable glucose meters brought to people with diabetes?

Choices

  1. They made people rely more on doctors for daily decisions.
  2. They gave patients the power to monitor their own sugar levels and make choices about their health. ✓
  3. They meant patients no longer needed to worry about what they ate.
  4. They made diabetes disappear completely.

Answer: They gave patients the power to monitor their own sugar levels and make choices about their health.

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What important health problems did the use of glucose meters help reduce for people with diabetes?

Choices

  1. Problems with getting enough sleep.
  2. Long-term complications like eye disease, kidney disease, and nerve damage. ✓
  3. Problems with their teeth.
  4. Difficulty in learning new things.

Answer: Long-term complications like eye disease, kidney disease, and nerve damage.

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