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the nurse is assessing a pregnant client with type 1 diabetes mellitus about her understanding regarding changing insulin needs during pregnancy. the nurse determines that further teaching is needed if the client makes which statement?

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"I will need to increase my insulin dosage during the first 3 months of pregnancy."

Do insulin needs decrease in the first trimester?

Due to higher pancreatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity during the first trimester of pregnancy, there is a reduction in the need for insulin. The client knows how to manage her diabetes while pregnant, as evidenced by the truthfulness of alternatives 2, 3, and 4.

Insulin needs may decrease until the end of the first trimester as a result of these early pregnancy changes to your blood glucose levels. To lower your chance of hypos, particularly severe ones, you probably need to adjust your insulin dosages or pump delivery now.

Mostly based on clinical experience, it has been claimed that the first trimester will see a more mild, temporary drop in insulin demand. A few days of normal or almost normal fasting and postprandial glucose levels may precede the decline, which might happen suddenly, even overnight.

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