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segrsyd · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Achieving and maintaining euglycemia comprise the primary goals of medical therapy for the pregnant woman with diabetes.

These goals are achieved through a combination of diet, insulin, exercise, and blood glucose monitoring. The target blood glucose levels 1 hour after a meal should be: _________________

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Autoimmune disorders often occur during pregnancy because a large percentage of women with an autoimmune disorder are of childbearing age. Identify all disorders that fall into the category of collagen vascular disease.

a. Multiple sclerosis
b. Systemic lupus erythematosus
c. Antiphospholipid syndrome
d. Rheumatoid arthritis
e. Myasthenia gravis

Alyson.hiatt@yahoo.com · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS:
130 to 140 mg/dL
Target levels of blood glucose during pregnancy are lower than nonpregnant values. Accepted fasting levels are between 65 and 95 mg/dL, and 1-hour postmeal levels should be less than 130 to 140 mg/dL. Two-hour postmeal levels should be 120 mg/dL or less.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, D, E
Multiple sclerosis is not an autoimmune disorder. This patchy demyelinization of the spinal cord may be a viral disorder. Autoimmune disorders (collagen vascular disease) make up a large group of conditions that disrupt the function of the immune system of the body. They include those listed, as well as systemic sclerosis.