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A 38-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and an A1C of 8.7% stopped taking metformin 500mg twice daily due to persistent diarrhea. Which of the following is most likely to achieve his A1C goal of less than 7%? Liraglutide Canagliflozin Saxagliptin Glimepiride - Correct Answer- D - Glimepiride is correct. Biguanides and sulfonylureas lower A1C up to 2%, while other agents only lower A1C by 0.5% to 1%, including: GLP-1 receptor agonists like liraglutide (Answer A); SGLT2 inhibitors like canagliflozin (Answer B); DPP-4 inhibitors like saxagliptin (Answer C).
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