Gestational Diabetes

3. Elevated maternal _ cross the placenta to the fetus
6. A diagnosis of gestational diabetes puts you at increased risk for:
8. In order for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test to lead to a diagnosis of diabetes _ out of four values must be abnormal
11. What is the hormone responsible for increasing insulin resistance during pregnancy?
14. What is one of the recommended initial treatments for most women with gestational diabetes?
15. What is the medication of choice if diet and exercise fail to control blood glucose?
16. A common test to screen for gestational diabetes is the glucose _ test
17. What is a fetal complication that occurs after the baby is born?
18. Excessive amniotic fluid associated with poorly controlled gestational diabetes:

1. A common complication of fetal macrosomia is shoulder _
2. Which trimester are women normally diagnosed with gestational diabetes?
4. A diagnosis of gestational diabetes could lead to a diagnosis of _ after pregnancy
5. An abnormal result for a 1 hour glucose tolerance test is a glucose level _ 140
7. Elevated maternal _ levels do not cross the placenta
9. Fetal response to maternal hyperglycemia resulting in increased insulin production:
10. Which oral hypoglycemic agent could be used?
12. What is a fetal complication that occurs before the baby is born?
13. Common risk factor for developing gestational diabetes: