According to the American Diabetes Association, when should pregnant women without diabetes have ...

According to the American Diabetes Association, when should pregnant women without diabetes have their blood glucose tested?
 a. between 24-28 weeks of gestation
 b. after the first trimester
 c. between 6-8 weeks of gestation
 d. at 17 weeks of gestation
 e. Pregnant women without diabetes do not need to be screened.

Q. 2

Which form of vitamin A is involved in gene expression?
 
 a. retinoic acid
  b. retinol
  c. retinal
  d. retinol-binding protein

Q. 3

About _____ of women with gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within 2-5 years.
 a. 10-15
 b. 20-25
  c. 30-40
 d. 50-60
 e. 75

Q. 4

The active form of vitamin A for vision is:
 
 a. opsin.
  b. retinoic acid.
  c. retinal.
  d. rhodopsin.

Q. 5

Maintenance of normal blood glucose levels during pregnancy requires sufficient insulin production by _____ cells of the _____.
 a. alpha; pancreas
 b. beta; pancreas
 c. gamma; pancreas
  d. alpha; thyroid
 e. beta; thyroid

Q. 6

How are vitamins similar to carbohydrates, fats, and proteins?
 
 a. typical roles in the body
  b. organic nature
  c. chemical structure
  d. amounts required in the diet

Q. 7

The majority (88) of all cases of diabetes in pregnancy are _____.
 a. type 1 diabetes
 b. preeclampsia
 c. gestational diabetes
 d. gestational hypertension
  e. type 2 diabetes

Q. 8

Which of the following statements about fat-soluble vitamins is false?
 
 a. They are readily excreted from the body when consumed in excess.
  b. They must be bound to proteins to travel in the blood.
  c. They may be consumed less frequently than the water-soluble vitamins.
  d. They may accumulate to toxic levels in the body.