Simone presents with symptoms of moderate renal impairment. Her physician diagnoses her condition to be a result of diabetes mellitus. She has been taking Diabinese for over a decade. Which of the following would be true of this situation?
A. Diabinese should be substituted with a nonsulfonylurea drug.
B. The physician can prescribe a secretagogue to treat Simone.
C. The bioavailability of Diabinese will be reduced because of the renal impairment.
D. Any drug prescribed to treat the renal impairment is unlikely to interact with Diabinese.
Answer: A
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