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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oldvatr" data-source="post: 2642275" data-attributes="member: 196898"><p>Dapagliflozin is contraindicated for anyone with low kidney function.  If your eGFR is lower than 60 you should not be taking this medication.  It must be withdrawn if eGFR is 40 or lower.  It is not a sweet.  The possiblilities of DKA are real, as I found out myself, so please get some means of testing for ketones in blood or urine.  weestix from the pharmacy?  Also stop the med if you start getting soreness around the genital or anal area which again i have personal experience of when on this medication.  It may just be nappy rash, but it can become gangrenous.because of the excess glucose.  any UTI on this med can become serious if it creeps up into the bladder or kidneys.  The UTI is often a yeast infection not bacterial and feeds off the excess sugar in the uriine.  Do not let a UTI fester  It needs prompt attention.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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