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docarchana
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09/14/06 - 01:04 AM

Diabetic mother gives birth. what might the child have?
hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia or normal glucose ?

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09/14/06 - 01:13 AM

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09/14/06 - 06:02 AM

hypo- the child has high concentration of insulin because receive bloog with high glucose from the mother; immediate after birth his blood has normal glucose but he still has high insulin level.

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09/14/06 - 09:42 AM

hypo..well explained by blueocean..

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09/14/06 - 07:02 PM

Newborns of undcontrolled diabetic mothers are "Hyperinsulemic".This high insulin causes

Maturity arrest of type II pneumocytes
Excessive growth of body (overweight babies) because insulin is a growth factor also.

In addition other chemistry abnormalities are

Hypoglycemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypomagnesemia

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09/15/06 - 05:38 AM

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docswapna
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09/21/06 - 08:07 AM

In gestational diabetes the new born complications are:
1.neonatal hypoglycemia(hyperglycemia in fetus causes fetal release of insulin.delivery of the baby decreases glucose level from mother,but fetal insulin is still present)
2.macrosomia(insulin increases adipose stores of fat and muscle mass)
3.respiratory distress syndrome(insulin inhibits surfactant production)
4.open neural tube defects
5.transposition of the great vessels.

docswapna
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09/21/06 - 08:08 AM

in the above q, if hyperinsulinemia & hypoglycemia r given in the choices, then what will be the ans?

docarchana
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09/28/06 - 08:27 PM

I guess hyperinsulinemia

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11/16/06 - 03:18 PM

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hyperinsulinemia causing hypoglycemia.........

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