Question

A 60-year-old woman newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has HbA1c 62 mmol/mol despite lifestyle measures and normal renal function (eGFR 82 mL/min/1.73 m²). What is the recommended first-line pharmacological therapy?

Accepted Answer

Metformin

Answer

Gliclazide

Answer

Sitagliptin

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Empagliflozin alone

Answer

No pharmacological therapy yet

Practice question

A 60-year-old woman newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has HbA1c 62 mmol/mol despite lifestyle measures and normal renal function (eGFR 82 mL/min/1.73 m²). What is the recommended first-line pharmacological therapy?