Which of the following changes best described the insulin needs of a client with type 1 diabetes who has just delivered an infant vaginally without complications?
Increase; Decrease; Remain the same as before pregnancy; Remain the same as during pregnancy
The placenta produces the hormone human placental lactogen. an insulin antagonist. After birth. the placenta. the major source of insulin resistance. is gone. Insulin needs decrease and women with type 1 diabetes may only need one-half to two-thirds of the prenatal insulin during the first few PP days.
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