Gestational diabetes occurs when:

A) pregnant women develop powerful desires to consume nonfood items such as laundry starch and clay.
B) blood pressure increases to dangerously high levels in pregnant women.
C) the embryo does not implant properly in the uterine lining early in pregnancy.
D) pregnancy-related hormonal changes cause cells to become less responsive to insulin.


D

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