Type A on Priscilla White’s namesake scale indicates the onset of diabetes after the development of this condition. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this condition that often coincides with an increase in shoe size. Individuals who have had this condition multiple times may be referred to as “gravida 2, para 2.”
ANSWER: pregnancy [or being pregnant; accept gestation or gestational diabetes mellitus; prompt on gravid or parous]
[10e] Gestational diabetes increases the risk that the child’s shoulder will be caught on this bone during birth. The chainsaw was invented to cut the symphysis of this bone, whose “floor” muscles may be strengthened with Kegels.
ANSWER: pelvis [or bony pelvis; accept pelvic region or pelvic floor; accept pubis or ilium or ischium]
[10h] Ozempic (“oh-ZEM-pick”) and Rybelsus (“ruh-BELL-suss”) imitate this class of hormones and are often prescribed off-label for weight loss instead of diabetes. Semaglutide products like Wegovy (“wee-GO-vee”) mimic GLP-1, the best-known example of these hormones.
ANSWER: incretins [accept incretin mimetics]
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