Which of the following is a neuroglucopenic symptom of hypoglycaemia?

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Question 1 of 5

Which of the following is a neuroglucopenic symptom of hypoglycaemia?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Abnormal behavior is a neuroglucopenic symptom (brain glucose deprivation), unlike sweating, palpitation, and tremor (adrenergic).

Question 2 of 5

Compared to pork/beef insulins, the human insulins

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Human insulins have faster absorption and elimination due to less immunogenicity than animal insulins.

Question 3 of 5

Sulfonylureas do not lower blood sugar level in

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Sulfonylureas require functional beta cells, absent in type 1 (IDDM), to lower blood sugar.

Question 4 of 5

Sulfonylureas are more commonly used than biguanides as oral hypoglycaemics because

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Sulfonylureas are preferred due to greater efficacy in stimulating insulin release; biguanides don’t cause ketoacidosis.

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following is true of acarbose?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Acarbose, an α-glucosidase inhibitor, limits postprandial glucose spikes by slowing carb digestion.

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