Question 31 · LEK · Treatment
In a patient with long-lasting type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease, until now treated with oral hypoglycemic drugs, further progression of chronic kidney disease has been noted with decrease of glomerular filtration rate down to 15/ml/min/1.73 m². Which of the following drugs can be still used as hypoglycemic agents in this patient?
- A. metformin and liraglutide.
- B. dapagliflozin and insulin.
- C. empagliflozin and glipizide.
- D. linagliptin and insulin.
- E. sitagliptin and insulin.
Hint
Look for the incretin-based oral agent eliminated mainly via bile, combined with the therapy usable at any level of kidney function.
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