A 62-year-old woman with known stable angina, controlled with bisoprolol and GTN spray PRN, is found to have an HbA1c of 60 mmol/mol. She is diagnosed...

Question

A 62-year-old woman with known stable angina, controlled with bisoprolol and GTN spray PRN, is found to have an HbA1c of 60 mmol/mol. She is diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. She is overweight (BMI 31 kg/m$^2$). What is the most appropriate initial pharmacological agent for her diabetes according to NICE NG28?

Accepted Answer

Metformin

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Gliclazide

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Pioglitazone

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Sitagliptin

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Insulin

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Initial Treatment)