HY USMLE Q #814 – Biochemistry

A 12-hour-old male newborn is born at term to a 28-year-old mother with type I diabetes mellitus. His serum glucose is 30 mg/dL. Which of the following is most likely responsible for this newborn’s hypoglycemia?

  Decreased gluconeogenesis
  Decreased glucose-6-phosphatase activity
  Decreased glucokinase activity
  Decreased α-1,4-glucosidase activity
  Decreased serum insulin activity