A woman is diagnosed with diabetes. She is concerned about the impact this will have on her ability to have children. The nurse tells her:
a. Women with diabetes cannot have children
b. She should have been more careful about her diet and exercise
c. Successful regulation of blood glucose has allowed increasing numbers of women to bear children
d. If she has a baby, it will be critically ill for many weeks
C
Women with diabetes can have children. Her diabetes may or may not have been caused by her diet and exercise. Careful monitoring and regulation of blood glucose is allowing women to successfully bear children. The baby is not necessarily doomed to being critically ill.
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