A woman has gained 30 pounds in her first two months of pregnancy and has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. What should she know about her health risks from this condition?
a. She is at risk of having a low-birthweight baby
b. This condition is permanent and must be monitored frequently.
c. She should stop eating all carbohydrates to lower her blood glucose.
d. This condition usually goes away after the baby is born.
e. Her baby will have lifelong type 1 diabetes.
d
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