A 62-year-old with type 2 diabetes has eGFR 28 mL/min/1.73 m². He is on metformin 1 g BD. What should you do regarding metformin?...

Question

A 62-year-old with type 2 diabetes has eGFR 28 mL/min/1.73 m². He is on metformin 1 g BD. What should you do regarding metformin?

Accepted Answer

Stop metformin

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Continue current dose

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Reduce to 500 mg BD

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Switch to modified-release metformin

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Add sitagliptin and continue metformin

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Type 2 diabetes with CKD