Causes
Causes ( 6 Questions)
A client diagnosed with gestational diabetes expresses confusion about why the condition occurs during pregnancy.
The nurse explains that gestational diabetes is primarily related to:.
Changes in the client’s metabolic rate during pregnancy are not the main cause of gestational diabetes.
Metabolic rate refers to how fast your body uses energy.
While pregnancy can affect your metabolic rate, it does not directly affect your insulin production or action.
An autoimmune response triggered by the growing fetus is not the cause of gestational diabetes.
An autoimmune response is when your immune system attacks your own cells or tissues.
Gestational diabetes is not an autoimmune disease, but a condition related to hormonal changes.
Gestational diabetes is primarily related to the production of hormones by the placenta affecting insulin action.
Insulin is a hormone that helps your body use glucose for energy and control your blood glucose levels.
During pregnancy, your body makes special hormones and goes through other changes that cause insulin resistance, meaning your body’s cells don’t use insulin well.
Most pregnant women can produce enough insulin to overcome insulin resistance, but some cannot. These women develop gestational diabetes.
Genetic mutations inherited from the client’s parents are not the primary cause of gestational diabetes.
Genetic factors may play a role in increasing the risk of developing gestational diabetes, but they are not the only factor. Other factors such as being overweight, having a family history of diabetes, or being older than 30 may also increase the risk
The correct answer is choice C. Gestational diabetes is primarily related to the production of hormones by the placenta affecting insulin action.
Insulin is a hormone that helps your body use glucose for energy and control your blood glucose levels.
During pregnancy, your body makes special hormones and goes through other changes that cause insulin resistance, meaning your body’s cells don’t use insulin well.
Most pregnant women can produce enough insulin to overcome insulin resistance, but some cannot. These women develop gestational diabetes.
Choice A is wrong because changes in the client’s metabolic rate during pregnancy are not the main cause of gestational diabetes.
Metabolic rate refers to how fast your body uses energy.
While pregnancy can affect your metabolic rate, it does not directly affect your insulin production or action.
Choice B is wrong because an autoimmune response triggered by the growing fetus is not the cause of gestational diabetes.
An autoimmune response is when your immune system attacks your own cells or tissues.
Gestational diabetes is not an autoimmune disease, but a condition related to hormonal changes.
Choice D is wrong because genetic mutations inherited from the client’s parents are not the primary cause of gestational diabetes.
Genetic factors may play a role in increasing the risk of developing gestational diabetes, but they are not the only factor. Other factors such as being overweight, having a family history of diabetes, or being older than 30 may also increase the risk.