It hasnt weakened your back @Liam1955 has it?I am interested to hear how you get on with the drug too @lyndawj
I began taking the Dapagliflozin again (belongs to same group of drugs as the one you are on) I went back on it in January this year after been off it for 10 months.
Just keep in mind this drug can show lower bgs but acidketosis can still occur. Have you got anything to measure his ketones on?Hi. My husband started this yesterday. After discussion with the diabetes nurse he started on 10mg in the morning instead of morning insulin, with the intention of keeping the evening insulin and monitoring bg levels. He is also on fairly low carb - around 50g. His BG dropped almost immediately from 12.5 ish to 10.2 ish in the same day. He wasn't able to have the night time insulin because of a dispensing problem but his sugars were about 9.2 which is lower than the insulin was doing anyway. Fasting BG today ,10.4 so we're hoping that will drop as his day passes. Really very hopeful for this. He was put on insulin whilst in hospital two/three weeks ago and since then gained all the weight/size he'd lost before hospital with low carb. He can't have insulin this evening again (small problem) and if numbers keep going down, we won't bother subsequently. Speaking to the nurse again at the end of the week and hoping that she will be pleasantly surprised. He's very thirsty but he is normally anyway. Maybe once his blood sugars are more normal and with him on low carb also this will be less of a problem?
Thanks. I think his BG meter will check ketones but i will double check.Just keep in mind this drug can show lower bgs but acidketosis can still occur. Have you got anything to measure his ketones on?
I think this drug should come with a ketone meter. That's just my opinion.
If his hyper symptoms don't relieve on the lower bgs get him checked for acidketosis. Insist!
Forgot to mention I've been using a crutch since taking mine and a solicitor was interested in a case against them as my mobility has never been the same. So be warned!It hasnt weakened your back @Liam1955 has it?
Its known for fractures and loss of bone density too!
Ouch!Thanks for that information @ickihun
I already had back problems (just undiagnosed) before I started the Dapagliflozin.
Though now know after Bone Scan and MRI Scan I have Osteoarthritis and 2 Herniated Discs. But taking the Dapagliflozin does contribute to back pain unfortunately.