@sad43 welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Your question makes a lot of sense. When you’ve been taking the same dose of the same med for a long time it is only natural to wonder if there’s something better. My personal opinion is that sometimes our bodies react like “Oh, this again, same old same old…..” and need to be shaken up a bit.
That said, we members here shouldn’t attempt to diagnose or prescribe but folks here have made some good suggestions that you can ask your provider about. Could you ask at your next follow up if there are any new medications that would be helpful in treating type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD)?