A 10-year-old child with recent nausea and vomiting was admitted to the hospital. His Random blood glucose level was 25.5 mmol/l, and he was diagnosed as type 1 diabetes, which of the following hypoglycemic drugs should be used A: Insulin B: Metformin C: Acarbose D: Rosiglitazone E: Sulfonylurea
A 10-year-old child with recent nausea and vomiting was admitted to the hospital. His Random blood glucose level was 25.5 mmol/l, and he was diagnosed as type 1 diabetes, which of the following hypoglycemic drugs should be used A: Insulin B: Metformin C: Acarbose D: Rosiglitazone E: Sulfonylurea
A patient comes in for a fasting plasma glucose test. On two separate occasions,the result has been 115 mg/dL and 120 mg/dL. Which of the following isthe most appropriate next step? A: Reassurance that these are normal blood sugars. B: Recommend weight loss, an ADA diet, and exercise. C: Diagnose diabetes mellitus and start on a sulfonylurea. D: Recommend cardiac stress testing. E: Obtain stat arterial blood gas and serum ketone levels.
A patient comes in for a fasting plasma glucose test. On two separate occasions,the result has been 115 mg/dL and 120 mg/dL. Which of the following isthe most appropriate next step? A: Reassurance that these are normal blood sugars. B: Recommend weight loss, an ADA diet, and exercise. C: Diagnose diabetes mellitus and start on a sulfonylurea. D: Recommend cardiac stress testing. E: Obtain stat arterial blood gas and serum ketone levels.
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