When are type 2 antidiabetic drugs usually prescribed?
A. After diet, exercise and one antidiabetic drug have failed to reduce blood glucose to normal levels
B. After the pancreas is no longer able to produce insulin
C. When the fasting blood glucose level is greater than 180 on at least two separate occasions.
D. After a trial of insulin
Ans: A. After diet, exercise and one antidiabetic drug have failed to reduce blood glucose to normal levels
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