Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in patients using sodium‐glucose co‐transporter 2 inhibitors

Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are an increasingly prescribed class of medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) has been reported in association with SGLT2i use. Clinicians need to understand how to recognise and treat this complication....

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal medicine journal 2017-06, Vol.47 (6), p.701-704
Hauptverfasser: Isaacs, Michelle, Tonks, Katherine T., Greenfield, Jerry R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are an increasingly prescribed class of medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) has been reported in association with SGLT2i use. Clinicians need to understand how to recognise and treat this complication. We describe three cases of euDKA in patients treated with SGLT2i.
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/imj.13442