Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase III, Multicentre, International, Randomised, Parallel Group, Double Blind Cardiovascular Safety Study of BI 10773 (10 mg and 25 mg Administered Orally Once Daily) Compared to Usual Care in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients With Increased Cardiovascular Risk
Brief Summary: The aim of the present study is to investigate the safety of BI 10773 treatment in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and high cardiovascular risk.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with type 2 DM who are no longer responsive to maximum dose of one or more oral agents.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Angina pectoris, Canadian Class I-II,
* congestive heart failure, Class III-IV,
* stroke, incapacitating or in last 6 months,
* Myocardial infarction (MI) or invasive cardiovascular procedure within the past six months,
* ongoing diabetic gangrene,
* BMI \> 40,
* hemoglobinopathy that interferes with A1c monitoring,
* serum creatinine \> 1.6 mg/dL,
* fasting C-peptide \< 0.21 pmol/ml,
* Alanine Amino Transaminase (ALT) \> 3 times normal or serum bilirubin \> 1.9 mg/dL,
* malignancy or noncardiac life-threatening diseases making life expectancy \< 5 years,
* autonomic neuropathy,
* symptomatic pancreatic insufficiency (endocrine or exocrine),
* recurrent seizures within the past year,
* hypopituitarism,
* pregnancy, lactation, or planning a pregnancy,
* active psychosis or substance abuse,
* lack of access to a person who can assist or be called in an emergency,
* underlying conditions that in the site PI's judgment may prevent adherence to protocol,
* current participation in another clinical trial
B: Inclusion Criteria: - Type 2 diabetes - Age min. 50 years at screening and concomitant cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or peripheral vascular disease or chronic renal failure or chronic heart failure OR age min. 60 years at screening and other specified risk factors of cardiovascular disease - HbA1c: 7.0% or above - Anti-diabetic drug naive or treated with one or more oral anti-diabetic drugs (OADs) or treated with human NPH insulin or long-acting insulin analogue or premixed insulin, alone or in combination with OAD(s) Exclusion Criteria: - Type 1 diabetes - Use of a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (exenatide, liraglutide or other) or pramlintide or any dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor within the 3 months prior to screening (trial start) - Use of insulin other than human NPH insulin or long-acting insulin analogue or premixed insulin within 3 months prior to screening. Short-term use of other insulin during this period in connection with intercurrent illness is allowed, at Investigator's discretion
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* adult patients
* diabetic
* end stage renal disease undergoing cadaveric renal transplant

Exclusion Criteria:

* enrolled in concurrent study to test impact of a drug on graft function after transplant
D: Inclusion criteria:

1. Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus prior to informed consent
2. Male or female patients on diet and exercise regimen who are drug naive or pre treated with any background therapy. Antidiabetic therapy has to be unchanged for 12 weeks prior to randomization.
3. Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) of \>= 7.0% and \<=10% for patients on background therapy or HbA1c \>= 7.0% and \<= 9.0% for drug naive patients
4. Age \>= 18 years
5. Body Mass index \<= 45 at Visit 1
6. Signed and dated informed consent
7. High cardiovascular risk

Exclusion criteria:

1. Uncontrolled hyperglycaemia with a glucose level \>240 mg/dl (\>13.3 mmol/L) after an overnight fast during placebo run-in and confirmed by a second measurement (not on the same day)
2. Indication of liver disease, defined by serum levels of either alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase ALT or alkaline phosphatase above 3 x upper limit of normal (ULN) as determined at screening and/or run in.
3. Planned cardiac surgery or angioplasty within 3 months
4. Impaired renal function, defined as Glomerular Filtration Rate \<30 ml/min (severe renal impairment, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula) during screening or run in.
5. Bariatric surgery within the past two years and other gastrointestinal surgeries that induce chronic malabsorption
6. Blood dyscrasias or any disorders causing haemolysis or unstable Red Blood Cell (e.g. malaria, babesiosis, haemolytic anemia)
7. Medical history of cancer (except for basal cell carcinoma) and/or treatment for cancer within the last 5 years
8. Contraindications to background therapy according to the local label
9. Treatment with anti-obesity drugs (e.g. sibutramine, orlistat) 3 months prior to informed consent or any other treatment at the time of screening (i.e. surgery, aggressive diet regimen, etc.) leading to unstable body weight
10. Current treatment with systemic steroids at time of informed consent or change in dosage of thyroid hormones within 6 weeks prior to informed consent or any other uncontrolled endocrine disorder except type 2 diabetes mellitus
11. Pre-menopausal women (last menstruation \<+ 1 year prior to informed consent) who:

    * are nursing or pregnant or
    * are of child-bearing potential and are not practicing an acceptable method of birth control, or do not plan to continue using this method throughout the study and do not agree to submit to periodic pregnancy testing during participation in the trial. Acceptable methods of birth control include tubal ligation, transdermal patch, intra uterine devices/systems, oral, implantable or injectable contraceptives, sexual abstinence, double barrier method and vasectomised partner
12. Alcohol or drug abuse within the 3 months prior to informed consent that would interfere with trial participation or any ongoing condition leading to a decreased compliance to study procedures or study drug intake
13. Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 30 days prior to informed consent
14. Any other clinical condition that would jeopardize patients safety while participating in this clinical trial
15. Acute coronary syndrome, stroke or TIA within 2 months prior to informed consent

Answer: D