Question

A 60-year-old woman with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes has an HbA1c of 60 mmol/mol. She has no cardiovascular disease, CKD, or heart failure. Her BMI is 28 kg/m². According to NICE NG28, what is the recommended first-line glucose-lowering medication?

Accepted Answer

Metformin standard-release

Answer

Gliclazide

Answer

Pioglitazone

Answer

Sitagliptin

Answer

Empagliflozin

Practice question

A 60-year-old woman with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes has an HbA1c of 60 mmol/mol. She has no cardiovascular disease, CKD, or heart failure. Her BMI is 28 kg/m². According to NICE NG28, what is the recommended first-line glucose-lowering medication?