EasyEndocrinologyNewly diagnosed type 2 diabetes - first-line therapyau-racgpau-amc
A 54-year-old man with obesity and a strong family history of type 2 diabetes is diagnosed with diabetes after an HbA1c of 56 mmol/mol (7.3 percent). He has already undertaken 3 months of lifestyle modification with minimal improvement. According to current Australian guidelines, which is the most appropriate initial pharmacological therapy?