Introduction
Introduction ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is discussing the long-term implications of gestational diabetes with a client.
The nurse explains that gestational diabetes increases the risk of developing which type of diabetes in the future?
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, and it is not related to gestational diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body is not able to use insulin properly during pregnancy, which can cause high blood sugar levels. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after the baby is born, but it increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how the body processes glucose, and it can be caused by genetic or lifestyle factors, such as obesity or physical inactivity.
Gestational diabetes is not a type of diabetes, but a temporary condition that only affects pregnant women.
Prediabetes is a state of impaired glucose tolerance that can precede type 2 diabetes, but it is not a type of diabetes itself. Prediabetes can also be reversed with lifestyle changes, unlike type 2 diabetes
The correct answer is choice B. Type 2 diabetes.
Gestational diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body is not able to use insulin properly during pregnancy, which can cause high blood sugar levels. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after the baby is born, but it increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects how the body processes glucose, and it can be caused by genetic or lifestyle factors, such as obesity or physical inactivity.
Choice A is wrong because type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, and it is not related to gestational diabetes.
Choice C is wrong because gestational diabetes is not a type of diabetes, but a temporary condition that only affects pregnant women.
Choice D is wrong because prediabetes is a state of impaired glucose tolerance that can precede type 2 diabetes, but it is not a type of diabetes itself. Prediabetes can also be reversed with lifestyle changes, unlike type 2 diabetes.