Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase 3, Randomized, Three-Arm, Double-blind, Active Controlled, Parallel Group, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Muraglitazar in Combination With Metformin Compared to Glimepiride in Combination With Metformin in Subjects Wtih Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Inadequate Glycemic Control on Metformin Therapy Alone
Brief Summary: The purpose of this clinical research study is to learn whether a muraglitazar-metformin combination is at least as effective as a glimepiride-metformin combination to treat type 2 diabetics who are not sufficiently controlled with metformin alone. The safety of this treatment will also be studied.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of T2DM in accordance to American Diabetes Association guidelines
* Participants must be receiving metformin monotherapy for less than 8 weeks prior to study participation or require change in their diabetes regimen to remain eligible to participate in the trial (including discontinuing anti-hyperglycemic agent \[AHA\] therapy) and must have a hemoglobin A1c of 7.0 to 10.5% (53-91 mmol/mol) after at least 8 weeks on a regimen of metformin monotherapy

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, arterial revascularization, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III-IV heart failure within 3 months of study participation
* A clinically significant electrocardiogram abnormality
* A history of malignancy ≤5 years prior to study participation, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer
* A known hypersensitivity or intolerance to any sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor or glimepiride
* On a blood pressure or lipid altering medication that have not been on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks prior to study participation
* A surgical procedure within 6 weeks prior to study participation or planned major surgery during the trial
* Donation of blood or blood products within 6 weeks of study participation or plans to donate blood or blood products at any time during the trial
* Pregnant or breast-feeding, or is expecting to conceive during the trial, including 14 days following the last dose of study drug
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with type II diabetes mellitus as defined by 1999 World Health Organisation criteria.
* Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) \>7.0 % to = 9.0 % at visit 1.
* Use of an oral glucose lowering agent for a minimum of 6 months prior to screening and unchanged for 2 months prior to screening.
* Body mass index \>25.0 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients receiving any other glucose lowering therapy which is not metformin or a sulfonylurea.
* Patients with systolic blood pressure \>180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>105 mmHg.
* Patients who have required the use of insulin for glycaemic control at any time in the past.
* Hospitalisation for any major cardiovascular event in the last 3 months.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* All patients must have a diagnosis of T2DM and be currently treated with metformin and sulphonylurea
* Patients in the study must have a HbA1c between \>=7 and \<=10.5% and a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) \<300 mg/dL (16.7 mmol/L)

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of diabetic ketoacidosis, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), pancreas or beta cell transplantation, or diabetes secondary to pancreatitis or pancreatectomy
* or a severe hypoglycemic episode within 6 months before screening
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subject with Type 2 diabetes receiving treatment with at least 1,500 mg but not greater than 3000 mg of stable metformin therapy for at least 6 weeks prior to screening
* HbA1c \>or = 7% and \< or = 10%
* Fasting c-peptide \> or = 1.0 umol
* Body Mass Index \< or = 41 kg/m2
* Mean serum triglycerides \< or = 600 mg/dl

Answer: D