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A 67-year-old woman comes to the office for follow-up of type 2 diabetes mellitus. She was diagnosed with diabetes 6 months ago. Lifestyle modification was initially advised, but the patient had no significant glycemic improvement. One month ago, the patient was started on metformin, to which she has been adherent; however, she has been experiencing abdominal discomfort and diarrhea attributed to the therapy. She has no other medical conditions. BMI is 28 kg/m? Physical examination is unremarkable. Laboratory tests show hemoglobin A1c is 8.2%. After further discussion, metformin is discontinued and glyburide is prescribed. Compared to metformin, this new therapy is most likely to increase the risk of which of the following?

A Acute pancreatitis
B Renal dysfunction
C Symptomatic hypoglycemia
D Vitamin B12 deficiency
E Vulvovaginal candidiasis


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