Empaglaflozin

[Sarah69]

Hi,

I’ve been on this medication for some months now and I keep getting thrush repeatedly. I know it’s a side affect but this is getting ridiculous now. Anyone else had this?

 

[Rose22]

Hi,

I’ve been on this medication for some months now and I keep getting thrush repeatedly. I know it’s a side affect but this is getting ridiculous now. Anyone else had this?

It is a common side effect I believe. The specialist d nurse said to me it needs treating straight away. I only lasted one week on empagliflozin, I was weeing so much sugar, had yeast in my urine by day 4! Ouch! Stopped it, and had the worst case of thrush I’ve ever experienced. Didn’t wait for a repeat case. It’s the sugar, being in places you wouldn’t normally have sugar! Urine normally contains no sugar I believe. I hope you get it resolved soon. Not fun! I think it is the main reason people stop taking it, shame as it helps bring blood sugars down quite effectively.

 

[Guzzler]

Chronic bouts of Thrush was one of the lesser known symptoms of T2 that I had before diagnosis. When you think about it, flushing glucose out through the kidneys via a Flozin is pretty much the same thing.

Edit to add.

Better to lower the amount of glucose in the first place by eating a lower amount of carbohydrates.

 

[Sarah69]

I had thrush too that was how I was diagnosed, I didn’t have the symptoms that most diabetics have and still don’t. I’ve never had it since until now with this new medication.

It wasn’t until a few months in of taking empaglaflozin that I had my 1st bout of thrush. It clears then about a week or two later it comes back. I am not weeing any differently than before just about 4 sometimes 5 over a 24 hour period.