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BrownTown3

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A friend complains of blurred vision, cravings for sweets, weakness, and excessive thirst and urination. These symptoms are suggestive of:
 a. lactose intolerance.
 b. fasting.
 c. hypoglycemia.
 d. diabetes.
 e. heart disease.

Question 2

The extent to which a food raises the blood glucose level and elicits an insulin response can be measured and ranked on a scale called the:
 a. digestibility index.
 b. glycemic index.
 c. hypoglycemic index.
  d. insulin index.
 e. glucose index.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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