Recent Content by furbydoggie

Hi Donnellysdogs - I have only just now completed the MHRA side effect alert and its equivalent in the ROI. Thanks for the heads-up as I never knew about the reporting mechanism and I don't think the medical professionals have done so on my behalf but I could be wrong. It was a horrible scary...

Thanks for the support Michele01, I really thought I was the only one that reacted so badly to the drug. My stats are very like yours, the blood gases were 7 and the keytones were huge though I can't remember the exact number but like you the BG was 6-8. My symptoms were slightly different than...

Hi fayefaye, I don't know the technical terminology but as far as I know Forxiga takes the glucose out of your bloodstream and forces it out of you body via the kidneys as urine. So it gives better BG readings but what's happening behind the scenes is a bit more sinister for some people :-(

hi michele01, this is my first post on the forum and I too ended up in A&E in January this year with DKA because of this drug. I was only on the Forxiga for 4 days and became very unwell. Like you the arterial blood gases showed severe ketones despite normal BG levels. IMO this is a very...