Which of the following statements is true regarding preconception care and diabetes?
A. Only about half of all female pts of childbearing age with diabetes receive preconception counseling
B. Preconception care should include wt mgmt as a the first priority so that those women who become pregnant are as close to ideal body weight as possible
C. The rate of congenital malformations for diabetic women whose A1c is less than 7% prior to and at conception is similar to rates for women without diabetes
D. An important part of preconception counseling may be to initiate lipid mgmt medication (such as a statin), since lipid levels tend to increase during the first part of pregnancy