Define gestational diabetes and list risk factors
?Gestational diabetes is glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually develops during the second half of pregnancy, with subsequent return to normal after childbirth. Risk factors include a mother's age over 25 years, BMI over 25 or excessive weight gain, complications in previous pregnancies, including gestational diabetes or a high-birthweight infant, prediabetes or symptoms of diabetes, a family history of type 2 diabetes, and Hispanic, African American, Native American, Asian, or Pacific Islander ethnicity.
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a. true b. false
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A) insulin B) antidiuretic hormone C) aldosterone D) testosterone
Which hormone secreted by the pancreas triggers the catabolism of glycogen?
A) cortisol B) epinephrine C) glucagon D) testosterone
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates more than one-third of children and adolescents in the U.S. are overweight or obese. Overweight in children and adolescents is defined as:
a. BMI greater or equal to the 95th percentile for age and gender b. BMI >85th and <95th percentile for age and gender c. BMI greater or equal to the 90th percentile for age and gender d. BMI >80th and <90th percentile for age and gender