A Nurse in Labor and Delivery Learns About Metabolic Changes

A nurse in labor and delivery learns about metabolic changes that occur throughout pregnancy in diabetes.What information does the nurse know?

A) Insulin crosses the placenta to the fetus only in the first trimester, after which the fetus secretes its own.
B) Women with insulin-dependent diabetes are prone to hyperglycemia during the first trimester, because they are consuming more sugar.
C) During the second and third trimesters, pregnancy exerts a diabetogenic effect that ensures an abundant supply of glucose for the fetus.
D) Maternal insulin requirements steadily decline during pregnancy.

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