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Diabetes drugs Questions
Question 1 of 5
The insulin preparation of choice in diabetic ketoacidosis is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Regular insulin, given IV, allows rapid titration to correct hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis.
Question 2 of 5
Sulfonylureas do not lower blood sugar level in
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sulfonylureas require functional beta cells, absent in type 1 (IDDM), to lower blood sugar.
Question 3 of 5
Sulfonylureas are more commonly used than biguanides as oral hypoglycaemics because
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sulfonylureas are preferred due to greater efficacy in stimulating insulin release; biguanides don’t cause ketoacidosis.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is true of acarbose?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Acarbose, an α-glucosidase inhibitor, limits postprandial glucose spikes by slowing carb digestion.
Question 5 of 5
Glucagon release from pancreas is stimulated by
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Adrenaline stimulates glucagon release to raise glucose during stress, unlike insulin or somatostatin (inhibitory).