Complications
Complications ( 5 Questions)
A client with gestational diabetes asks the nurse about the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
The nurse explains that both the mother and the baby have an increased risk.
This is primarily due to:.
The baby’s excessive insulin production is a result of high blood sugar levels in the mother, not a cause of gestational diabetes.
Poor placental function is not a primary cause of gestational diabetes, although it may be affected by high blood sugar levels in the mother.
Uncontrolled blood sugar levels during pregnancy are a consequence of gestational diabetes, not a primary cause of it.
This is because having gestational diabetes increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life for both the mother and the baby, and this risk is influenced by genetic factors.
The correct answer is choice D. Genetic factors. This is because having gestational diabetes increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life for both the mother and the baby, and this risk is influenced by genetic factors.
Some possible explanations for the other choices are:
• Choice A is wrong because the baby’s excessive insulin production is a result of high blood sugar levels in the mother, not a cause of gestational diabetes.
• Choice B is wrong because poor placental function is not a primary cause of gestational diabetes, although it may be affected by high blood sugar levels in the mother.
• Choice C is wrong because uncontrolled blood sugar levels during pregnancy are a consequence of gestational diabetes, not a primary cause of it.