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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1189372" data-attributes="member: 88961">Keep a very close eye on those blood numbers.  In my view, they're all a bit high still.   The rest of my post assumes you are eating just as you were before starting your new medication regime?The way Forxiga works is to flush some of your sugar out of your body, via your wee.  As you have only been using it for a week, your weight loss could be due to weeing more - a bit similarly to how, when we start dieting, we have an "impressive" weight loss in the first week or so, then it trails off a bit.  That early weight loss is usually fluid.  If you haven't increased your fluid intake, and are weeing more, it could be you have become a bit dehydrated?  Many people find their blood numbers go up if they become dehydrated.As you say you actually feel very well, in your shoes, I might try calling whomever I see for my diabetes (nurse/Doc/hospital), and just explain what's going on.  For now I would stick with the tablets and see what happens for a few days longer.  To reiterate, your new med works by pushing sugar out of your body via your wee, so you have to drink plenty to facilitate that.When prescribed Forxiga, were you also given test strips to test for ketones (ideally to test finger prick bllod, but more usually urine sticks)?  If not, you should ask your diabetes team for something as I understand you should be keeping an eye on those when taking Forxiga.</blockquote>

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