A 37-year-old woman who is obese with hyperglycemia complains of polyuria and polydipsia. Her physician prescribes glipizide to help control her blood sugar. After a few days of taking glipizide, she develops a pruritic rash. The physician prescribes a different drug. In light of her rash and in the absence of other contraindications, which of the following drugs would be safe for her to take?

A 37-year-old woman who is obese with hyperglycemia complains of polyuria and polydipsia. Her physician prescribes glipizide to help control her blood sugar. After a few days of taking glipizide, she develops a pruritic rash. The physician prescribes a different drug. In light of her rash and in the absence of other contraindications, which of the following drugs would be safe for her to take?

A 36-year-old man who is obese with a history of mildly elevated serum glucose levels (range from 110 to 118mg\dL ) presents to his primary care physician for follow-up. Physical examination of the heart, lungs, and abdomen are within normal limits. Which of the following strategies will cause the lowest improvement in serum glucose in this patient?

A 37-year-old woman with diabetes is brought to the emergency department unresponsive by her husband. She recently started taking a new medication to control her blood sugar, but her husband could not remember the name of it. Her blood sugar is 45mg\dL. Which of the following diabetes medications is most likely for her condition?

A 51-year-old premenopausal woman requests an estrogen-containing contraceptive from her primary care physician. Her social history is significant for being sexually active, smoking one pack per day of cigarettes, and consuming one to two alcoholic drinks per week. She has no personal or family history of breast, ovarian, or endometrial cancer. Why might be the physician will choose to avoid an estrogen-containing contraceptive?

A 37-year-old woman who is a kidney transplant recipient has been taking daily prednisone for the past 2 months since her transplant. With only a few doses of prednisone left, she gets snowed in to her house and cannot refill her prescription (but she has enough of the other medications to last a few more weeks). Which of the following classes do steroids belong to?