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Question of the Week | May 5, 2020

JR is 49 with type 2 diabetes and is admitted to the hospital for congestive heart failure. His home diabetes medication includes metformin 2000 mg daily. GFR is 53 and JR’s A1c is 8.1%.

Upon discharge, which class of medication is recommended, according to the AACE Guidelines, in addition to the metformin to improve outcomes?

  1. Sulfonylurea
  2. Meglitinide
  3. SGLT-2 Inhibitor
  4. Basal insulin

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