High blood glucose levels, typical in diabetics, deprive an embryo of oxygen, with resulting cell damage, during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy when its organs are forming.

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High blood glucose levels can lead to a condition known as diabetic embryopathy, where the embryo is deprived of oxygen, leading to cell damage during the critical period of organ formation in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy. This can result in various birth defects and complications.

High Blood Glucose Levels, Typical in Diabetics, Deprive an Embryo