An 80-year-old man has early morning confusion and a fall. His appetite is poor and HbA1c is 42 mmol/mol. Capillary glucose during an episode is 2.6

Question

An 80-year-old man has early morning confusion and a fall. His appetite is poor and HbA1c is 42 mmol/mol. Capillary glucose during an episode is 2.6 mmol/L. Current medicines include gliclazide, metformin and atorvastatin. Which medication should be reviewed?

Accepted Answer

Gliclazide

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Paracetamol

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Colecalciferol

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Atorvastatin

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Metformin

Sulfonylurea hypoglycaemia — DGM MCQ

An 80-year-old man has early morning confusion and a fall. His appetite is poor and HbA1c is 42 mmol/mol. Capillary glucose during an episode is 2.6 mmol/L. Current medicines include gliclazide, metformin and atorvastatin. Which medication should be reviewed?