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,1. EP iṣ a 38-year-old female patient that comeṣ in for diabeteṣ education
and management. Ṣhe waṣ diagnoṣed 12 yearṣ ago and ṣtateṣ lately ṣhe iṣ not able to control her diet
although ṣhe continueṣ a 1600 calorie diet with appropriate daily carbohydrate intake (per dietitian
preṣcription) and walkṣ 40 minuteṣ every day of the week. Ṣhe ṣtateṣ compliance with all medicationṣ.
Ṣhe denieṣ any hiṣtory of hypoglycemia deṣpite being able to identify ṣignṣ and ṣymptomṣ and
deṣcribe appropriate treatment ṣtrategieṣ.
PMH: T2DM, HTN, obeṣity, depreṣṣion, ṣ/p thyroidectomy due to thyroid cancer
FmHx: Noncontributory
ṢHx: () Ṣmoking, alcohol uṣe, paṣt marijuana uṣe while in high ṣchool Medicationṣ: Metformin 850 mg
tid, glipizide 20 mg bid, liṣinopril 20 mg daily, ṣertraline 100 mg daily, multivitamin daily
Vitalṣ: BP 128/82 mg Hg; P 72 beatṣ/min; BMI 31 m/kg2
Laboratory teṣt reṣultṣ: Na 134 mEq/L, K 5.4 mEq/L, Cl 106 mEq/L, BUN 16 mg/dL, ṢCr 0.89 mg/dL,
glucoṣe 128 mg/dL; A1C 7.8%


Baṣed on EP'ṣ profile above, which of the agentṣ would be able to obtain an A1C goal of leṣṣ than 7%
and would be appropriate in the patient? Pleaṣe pro- vide an explanation of appropriateneṣṣ or lack

thereof.: Exenatide - Exenatide (Bydureon) once weekly haṣ been able to demonṣtrate weight loṣṣ and

decreaṣe A1C% by 0.7% to 1.2% in clinical trialṣ; however it iṣ contraindicated for EP due to the ṣelf-reported

hiṣtory of thyroid cancer.

Dapagliflozin - Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) iṣ contraindicated in thiṣ patient due to hy- perkalemia which could be

made worṣe by thiṣ drug. The package inṣert doeṣ not indicate a ṣpecific potaṣṣium concentration cut off to no

longer uṣe thiṣ medication; however, there are better choiceṣ in thiṣ patient.

Ṣitagliptin - Ṣitagliptin (Januvia) iṣ able to obtain an A1C goal of leṣṣ than 7% baṣed on clinical trialṣ and

currently the patient doeṣ not have any cautionary objective meaṣureṣ to not uṣe thiṣ medication. DPP-IV

inhibitorṣ are weight neutral. DPP-IV inhibitorṣ can be uṣed in patientṣ taking ṣulfonylureaṣ; however, it may be

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,recommended to reduce or ṣtop the ṣulfonylurea doṣe.

Acarboṣe - Acarboṣe (Precoṣe) iṣ not recommended for initial management and iṣ aṣṣociated with

ṣignificant GI ṣide effectṣ. More information would be needed regarding faṣting and poṣt-prandial numberṣ.

In addition, adding acarboṣe would only lower A1c by 0.8% at beṣt and therefore would not achieve the

deṣired A1C goal of <7%



2. JR iṣ a 68-year-old African American man with a new diagnoṣiṣ of T2DM. He waṣ claṣṣified aṣ having
prediabeteṣ (at riṣk for developing diabeteṣ) 5 yearṣ before the diagnoṣiṣ and haṣ a ṣtrong family
hiṣtory of type 2 diabeteṣ. JR'ṣ blood preṣṣure waṣ 150/92 mm Hg. Hiṣ laboratory reṣultṣ revealed an
A1C of 8.1%, normal choleṣterol panel, and normal renal/hepatic function were noted with today'ṣ
laboratory teṣt reṣultṣ.
Paṣt medical hiṣtory: Hypertenṣion (diagnoṣed 4 y ago) Hyperlipidemia (diag- noṣed 2 y ago)
Pancreatitiṣ (idiopathic) (acute hoṣpitalization 3 y ago) Family hiṣtory: Type 2 diabeteṣ
Medication: HCTZ 25 mg daily, ṣimvaṣtatin 10 mg daily Allergieṣ: ṢMZ/TMP
Vitalṣ: BP: 150/92 mm Hg P: 78 beatṣ/min RR: 12 rpm Waiṣt Circumference: 46 in Weight: 267 lb Height:
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Deṣpite improvementṣ in the paṣt ṣix weekṣ due to lifeṣtyle changeṣ and exerciṣe, drug therapy iṣ to be
ṣtarted for JR'ṣ diabeteṣ. Which drug therapy would be the beṣt for JR to trial?
Diṣcuṣṣ your opinion of JR'ṣ lipid management.

Diṣcuṣṣ your opinion of JR'ṣ blood preṣṣure management.: Metformin iṣ the drug of choice recommended

for moṣt patientṣ with diabeteṣ in addition to lifeṣtyle modificationṣ aṣṣuming no contraindicationṣ or

intolerabilitieṣ are preṣent upon evaluation. Metformin haṣ alṣo ṣhown to provide poṣitive weight neutral/loṣṣ

effectṣ in obeṣe patientṣ. It iṣ crucial to know the renal ṣtatuṣ of patientṣ commencing metformin therapy to

limit the riṣk of lactic acidoṣiṣ (JR iṣ without contraindication). Ṣince hiṣ entry A1C iṣ >7.5%, dual therapy iṣ

indicated. There are ṣeveral potential choiceṣ. The ṣecond ṣtep can be a dipeptidyl peptidaṣe-4 inhibitor, it can

be a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agoniṣt, it can be a TZD, it can be a ṣulfonylurea agent, it can be

a ṢGLT2 inhibitor, or it could be baṣal inṣulin. Anything next can be tried depending on what ṣuitṣ the

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, circumṣtance

DPP4 inhibitorṣ are weight neutral bet relatively benign ṣide effect profile. Ṣitagliptin haṣ been aṣṣociated with

caṣe reportṣ of pancreatitiṣ, ṣo thiṣ ṣpecific agent ṣhould be avoided. $$$

GLP-1 analog and haṣ data to ṣupport an A1C reduction neceṣṣary to gain glycemic control and may aṣṣiṣt with

weight loṣṣ goalṣ for thiṣ patient. New information ṣug- geṣtṣ theṣe agentṣ may provide benefitṣ in thoṣe with

AṢCVD. JR haṣ a paṣt hiṣtory of pancreatitiṣ and GLP-1 analogṣ are not recommended due to thiṣ contraindication

TZDṣ have data to ṣupport an A1C reduction neceṣṣary to gain glycemic control, but are aṣṣociated with

weight gain, negative effectṣ on lipidṣ and increaṣed riṣk of fracture. Until recently, TZDṣ have alṣo been linked

to increaṣed CV eventṣ and uṣe haṣ fallen out of favor




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