Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 60yo Man | Endocrinology | SMLE Q#17953

SMLE Question #17953

Medicine / Internal Medicine Endocrinology

Objective: OBJ-HTN-ACEI-DM-001

Last updated: February 2026
A 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and newly diagnosed hypertension returns 2 weeks after starting metformin and gliclazide. He is not taking any antihypertensive medication. Urine dipstick shows protein. What is the most appropriate initial antihypertensive treatment?

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