Causes
Causes ( 6 Questions)
A nurse is discussing the causes of gestational diabetes with a pregnant client.
The nurse emphasizes that gestational diabetes develops when:.
Gestational diabetes occurs when the body can’t make the extra insulin needed during pregnancy. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy and control blood sugar levels. During pregnancy, the body makes more hormones and goes through other changes, such as weight gain, that cause insulin resistance. This means that the body’s cells don’t use insulin well and the blood sugar levels rise.
Consuming excessive amounts of sugary foods during pregnancy does not cause gestational diabetes. However, eating healthy foods and avoiding processed and baked foods can help prevent or manage gestational diabetes.
Hormones produced by the placenta decrease insulin sensitivity in the cells, not increase it. This makes it harder for the body to use insulin and lowers the amount of glucose that enters the cells.
Insulin production by the pancreas is not inhibited by certain medications.
However, some medications may affect blood sugar levels and should be used with caution during pregnancy. Always consult your doctor before taking any medication if you have gestational diabetes or are at risk of developing it.
The correct answer is choice A. The pancreas fails to produce enough insulin during pregnancy. This is because gestational diabetes occurs when the body can’t make the extra insulin needed during pregnancy. Insulin is a hormone that helps the body use glucose for energy and control blood sugar levels. During pregnancy, the body makes more hormones and goes through other changes, such as weight gain, that cause insulin resistance. This means that the body’s cells don’t use insulin well and the blood sugar levels rise.
Choice B is wrong because consuming excessive amounts of sugary foods during pregnancy does not cause gestational diabetes. However, eating healthy foods and avoiding processed and baked foods can help prevent or manage gestational diabetes.
Choice C is wrong because hormones produced by the placenta decrease insulin sensitivity in the cells, not increase it. This makes it harder for the body to use insulin and lowers the amount of glucose that enters the cells.
Choice D is wrong because insulin production by the pancreas is not inhibited by certain medications.
However, some medications may affect blood sugar levels and should be used with caution during pregnancy. Always consult your doctor before taking any medication if you have gestational diabetes or are at risk of developing it.