AKT-4611

A 65-year-old woman has type II diabetes. Her HbA1c is 69 mmol/mol. Her body mass index is 25 kg/m². You want to start treatment with a sulfonylurea drug but the patient is hesitant because she has heard about the risk of hypoglycaemia.
Which of the following statements regarding hypoglycaemia and sulfonylureas is accurate? Choose ONE option only.