A client is pregnant with her first child. During her pregnancy she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. She asks the nurse, "What are my chances of becoming a real diabetic later in life?" The best reply by the nurse would be,
a. "Normal physical changes of pregnancy have caused this to develop. It will disappear after delivery."
b. "This condition lasts for the duration of the pregnancy. You will not develop diabetes later in life."
c. "Women who demonstrate signs of diabetes during pregnancy always develop a mild form of the disease later in life."
d. "Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes have an increased risk of developing diabetes later in life."
D
Women who develop gestational diabetes have a 40 percent higher risk of developing type II diabetes later in life than women who do not experience gestational diabetes.
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