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CDE / CDCES VIP Certification Practice Exam
CDE — The Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) exam is administered by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE). It consists of 200 questions (175 scored, 25 unscored pretest items) with a 4-hour time limit, covering pathophysiology, clinical assessment, nutrition, medications, monitoring, acute and chronic complications, behavior change, and DSMES program management.
52
Questions
90m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 52👑 VIP
A 52-year-old man with a 10-year history of Type 2 diabetes presents to your DSMES program. His A1C is 9.2%, fasting plasma glucose is 218 mg/dL, and he reports polyuria and polydipsia for the past month. His current regimen is metformin 1000 mg twice daily. Which pathophysiologic mechanism is MOST responsible for his persistent hyperglycemia despite oral therapy?
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