A 50 years old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus is found to have 24-hour urinary albumin of 250 mg. Which of the following drugs may be used to retard progression of the renal disease?
Antihypeensive drugs in Diabetes MellitusACE inhibitors (enalapril) or angiotensin receptor blockers are the first line of therapy in hypeensive individuals with type 2 DM.They have no known adverse action on glucose or lipid metabolism.Minimize the development of diabetic nephropathy (by reducing renal vascular resistance and renal perfusion pressure-the primary factor underlying renal deterioration in these patients).(Refer: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th edition, pg no: 2054-2058)
Hydrochlorothiazide
Enalapril
Amiloride
Aspirin
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