Welcome to your Pharmacology of Diabetes
1.
Which of the following is the 1st line pharmacological treatment for diabetes mellitus type 2?
2.
Which of the following drugs does not cause weight gain?
3.
Which of the following is not a contraindication to starting metformin in a patient?
4.
Which of the following can cause hypoglycemia?
5.
A diabetic patient comes in with a new urinary tract infection. She was recently started on a new diabetic drug 1 month ago. What is the most likely drug and possibly cause of her UTI?
6.
The drug ____ is an insulin analogue that a doctor would recommend a patient take right before a meal while ____ is an insulin analogue that is recommended to take once a day.
7.
Which of the following can be used in patients with chronic kidney disease and is also cardioprotective?
8.
A patient shows up to the ED for confusion. There is a friend there who is able to provide a limited history. The friend reports that the patient had been feeling “off” for a couple days before they started being altered and confused today. The medical history is unknown, but you find a new prescription with a couple pills missing for Glyburide in the patient’s coat. While determining your next step in management, the patient becomes unconscious and falls, and then begins to seize. The treatment for which of the following medical conditions could this patient be taking is contributing to his presentation?
