KROK 1 2021 – Question 60 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
An older woman has type 2 diabetes mellitus accompanied by obesity, atherosclerosis, and ischemic heart disease. Basal-state hyperinsulinemia was detected in her condition. What treatment would be adequate for this woman?
- A. Insulin
- B. Lovastatin
- C. Amlodipine
- D. Retabolil (Nandrolone)
- E. Glibenclamide
Hint
Insulin resistance with high circulating insulin means the problem is not a lack of hormone; think about which drug treats a coexisting complication without raising insulin levels further.
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