LR is 32 years old and just went for her first prenatal visit. She is 11 weeks pregnant and has a family history of type 2 diabetes. The provider checks her blood glucose levels and the result is a fasting blood glucose of 131 mg/dl and 128 mg/dl on 2 different days.
Based on these findings, which of the following statements is correct for LR?
- She needs to be started on metformin or an SGLT-2 Inhibitor.
- She will need to do a 75 gm OGTT in the next few weeks to determine if she has gestational diabetes.
- She will need to go on a low carb, high protein diet to stop ketosis.
- She will need to be referred to a dietitian within 48 hours.
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