Which statement(s) regarding gestational diabetes would be true? (Select all that apply.)
a. It is diagnosed in about 2% of all pregnancies in the United States.
b. It includes diabetic women who become pregnant.
c. Fetal development may be complicated as a result of gestational diabetes.
d. The risk of developing diabetes after pregnancy is increased.
e. Most women with gestational diabetes have normal glucose tolerance postpartum.
f. Women need to be reevaluated postpartum to determine their classification with respect to glucose tolerance.
ANS: C, D, E, F
Gestational diabetic individuals are put into a separate category because of the special clinical features of diabetes that develop during pregnancy and the complications associated with fetal involvement. These women are also at a greater risk of developing diabetes 5 to 10 years after pregnancy. The majority of individuals with gestational diabetes have normal glucose tolerance postpartum. Gestational diabetes patients must be reclassified 6 weeks after delivery into one of the following categories: diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, or normoglycemia. Gestational diabetes is diagnosed in about 4% of all pregnancies in the United States. Gestational diabetes does not include diabetic women who become pregnant.
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