Question
You discover that there is evidence of cardiac malformation in a fetus in a routine USG scan at 16 weeks. What is the minimum level of fasting blood sugar at which you can suspect overt diabetes?
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106 mg/dL
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| B. |
126 mg/dL
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| C. |
116 mg/dL
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| D. |
130 mg/dL
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � B
Explanation
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Ans. B
Overt diabetics are women who are known to have diabetes before pregnancy.
The most common anomalies seen in the fetus of a diabetic mother are cardiac anomalies (most common), musculoskeletal, urogenital,CNS etc.
The following are the lab results that would be suggestive of overt diabetes in a mother.
