SGLT2 inhibitors

Keto Diet With SGLT2 Inhibitors May Contribute to DKA

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Over a span of several months, I helped care for three separate patients taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for at least the past 2 years who presented to the ICU with euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) within a few weeks of initiating a keto diet.  These days, SGLT2 inhibitors are being prescribed so frequently, it sometimes … Read more

Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes | Health News

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For a disease afflicting 35.5 million people in the US, chronic kidney disease flies under the radar. Only half the people who have it are formally diagnosed. The consequences of advanced chronic kidney disease are severe. When these essential organs can no longer do their job of filtering waste products from the blood, patients need … Read more