Virtuoso12
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- Type of diabetes
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I'm a guy, but I suffered similar problems on Forxiga wihin a few weeks of starting it. I had a severe UTI that needed strong antibiotic to treat. Stopped taking this med PDQ. Shame, I thought the basic way it works would be excellant, but actually my bgl was not really affected while I was on it.Hiya i've just been put on this and I've found I've lost my appetite become very thirsty and unfortunately it's given me thrush creams don't seem to be working I found the tablet is been good so far for weight loss which is a bonus, I've been getting hot sweats too. Anyone else had these symptoms? Tia Emma x
This med does lead to an increase in metabolic ketones, but this is normal and expected and does not lead to ketoacidosis or DKA, so it is part of the design of how this drug works to burn body fat intead of glucose which is what you excrete in copious quantities. This is how it reduces bgl levels, and your body uses lipid fat instead for energy just like a low carb diet does, Adding carbs will make it have to work harder and so you might find you need a stronger dose than is necessary simply by following the DN advice. I am not sure how much they know about this drug, but it may be incorrect advice here - do your own research first.I am taking this drug and my diabetes nurse has said that I must eat carbohydrates otherwise possible ketones could cause a problem with the medication?How much carbs should I eat to ensure continuing weight loss without making myself ill,? Any thoughts please?
https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-upda...d-advice-on-the-risk-of-diabetic-ketoacidosisAsk your nurce for a blood ketones meter as you should be aiming for a low level of ketones, and if you need to add carbs due to taking a drug, then the dose of the drug should be reduced. (ketones should be about 0.5)
(There maybe a small increased risk of DKA with these drugs, the risk is mostly that a doctor will assume you don't have mild DKA as you can get it with these drugs while BG is not very high. DKA kills unless action is taken quickly, but hospital get very good results if action is taken quickly. Dehydration is a big risk factor. )
I cannot find any recorded incidences linking this to a Low Carb diet. Please supply evidence to support your statement here since this is a serious side effect that will worry many.Or people who have slow onset type1 who have been misdiagnosed as type2.
But there have been one or two unexplained cases of DKA with people who have combined these drugs with strict very low carb and/or fasting. (breast-feeding will increase the risk more.)
Hardly an unbiassed source. Also not providing any actual evidence. However their warning that this med can give rise to ketoacidosis is demonstrated by the FDA advisories, so is established as being a risk.
Eating carbs does directly lead to higher glucose in the blood and thus it will negate the med and reduce its efficacy. Reducing carbs, especially the starchy carbs and processed meals with added sugars is always a good way to go, and may help with weight loss too.I have been taking this drug for over a year now. At first my weight went up and then after 2 months evened back out and I haven't lost a pound while using it. I have had many bouts of thrush unfortunately, and have stopped taking it while ill as advised by my doctor. I am unsure of the benefits now, my hba1c is hasn't gone below 7 since starting. I take it on a morning before breakfast. I haven't started a low carb diet though, I wonder if that is what I am doing wrong?
I have been taking this drug for over a year now. At first my weight went up and then after 2 months evened back out and I haven't lost a pound while using it. I have had many bouts of thrush unfortunately, and have stopped taking it while ill as advised by my doctor. I am unsure of the benefits now, my hba1c is hasn't gone below 7 since starting. I take it on a morning before breakfast. I haven't started a low carb diet though, I wonder if that is what I am doing wrong?
Eating carbs does directly lead to higher glucose in the blood and thus it will negate the med and reduce its efficacy. Reducing carbs, especially the starchy carbs and processed meals with added sugars is always a good way to go, and may help with weight loss too.
I would advise to try Low Carb diet for about 2 weeks and experience the difference in weight loss and blood sugar readings. I am doing it and regrer that I should have known it earlier
However do test your blood sugar regularly and medical check ups regularly as well
Please read the dire warnings about this drug.I recently came off Glipizide to switch to Dapaglifloxin...I stopped taking the Glipizide intending to get the other prescription that day, but I didn't get around to it for two weeks. The very first day without Glipizide, I felt fantastic, my blood sugar dropped by about 30%, I started eating Keto and lost 6kgs in two weeks. Then I got the Dapaglifloxin. I've been on it for 4 weeks, following the same diet but haven't lost any more weight at all. I take probiotics etc to avoid thrush, but the constant peeing and thirst is horrible. I got so dehydrated and felt so awful I stopped taking it. The second day I had horrible kidney pain (I do have stones so could be that) by the end of the night my toes, ankles, abdomen and even the right side of my back near my kidney were swollen so much I felt I'd burst. So I've started taking it again, but I'm really not happy. I don't get to see the specialist who prescribed it for another cpl of months. My GP is a moron....like really, I don't know how he has a job. The Dapaglifloxin doesnt have much effect on my blood sugar. The best thing that has ever happened for my blood sugar is coming off Glipizide, also my constant hunger and other symptoms disappeared instantly. I take Metformin and have noticed a post on this site where someone got bleeding Gastritis from it...I have had constant, very, very low iron since I've been on it. The medications for type 2 all seem to be making me sicker. I'm sticking to the keto diet as its easy for me and I dont get hungry....I'm worried that the Dapaglifloxin will ruin my kidneys. I have had protein in my urine since I first got diagnosed years ago. Since Dapaglifloxin I have had pinkish urine and when I stopped for two days it went steel grey. Its pinkish to clear again now.