The mainstay of treatment for gestational diabetes aimed at normalizing blood glucose levels is(are) _____
a. oral medications
b. insulin injections or an insulin pump
c. a low-calorie, high-protein diet
d. medical nutrition therapy focusing on diet and exercise
e. a very low calorie intake
d
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Which of the following pharmaceutical agents are used in treatment of reactive hypoglycemia in order to slow gastric emptying and intestinal motility and inhibit vagal stimulation of insulin release?
A. insulin secretagogues B. amylin analogs C. anticholinergic agents D. incretin mimetics E. meglitinides
Which type of parenteral nutrition is provided at night so patients can participate in routine activities during the day?
a. Continuous parenteral nutrition b. Cyclic parenteral nutrition c. Peripheral parenteral nutrition d. Piggyback parenteral nutrition
The pathophysiology of diabetes has most effect on the metabolism of:
a. carbohydrates and proteins. b. proteins and fats. c. carbohydrates and fats. d. proteins and minerals.
Growth and development generally occurs:
A) most rapidly during adulthood. B) in a predictable and orderly manner throughout the life cycle. C) in a random and unpredictable manner during late adulthood. D) at a very slow rate during infancy.