EasyEndocrinologyNewly diagnosed type 2 diabetesau-amcau-racgp
A 49-year-old overweight woman (BMI 31 kg/m²) is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after fasting glucose 8.2 mmol/L on two occasions and HbA1c 7.3% (56 mmol/mol). She has no symptoms, normal renal function and no established CVD. What is the most appropriate initial pharmacological management in addition to lifestyle advice?