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<blockquote data-quote="Michele01" data-source="post: 1740264" data-attributes="member: 188227"><p>I realise this is an old thread but I'm one of the 118 yellow card warnings that occurred in the UK - and I was one of the first 20 to be reported. I was newly diagnosed Type 2 and as I was having horrible side effects with Metformin, I was given Forxiga. I took it for about 3 weeks. My bg levels were fantastic. After about 2.5 weeks I started to feel like I had the worst case of 'flu ever! My husband took me to A&E because I was finding it difficult to even walk to the door. I saw an emergency doctor who was worried but as my BG levels were ok, wasn't sure what was going on. She was so worried that she insisted the ward run blood tests. It's lucky she did as it turned out I was in an advanced state of ketoacidosis. I was told had I not been admitted to ICU that night, I wouldn't have been alive the following day. For reference, I was not on a low carb diet or anything like that. Thankfully I made a full recovery but the damage had been done and I'm now insulin dependent. There is no way I would recommend this drug to anybody. I don't believe full testing has been done. The danger with this drug is that your bg levels may be exceptionally good but the damage is happening behind the scenes and if a doctor isn't on the ball, it can well be missed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michele01, post: 1740264, member: 188227"] I realise this is an old thread but I'm one of the 118 yellow card warnings that occurred in the UK - and I was one of the first 20 to be reported. I was newly diagnosed Type 2 and as I was having horrible side effects with Metformin, I was given Forxiga. I took it for about 3 weeks. My bg levels were fantastic. After about 2.5 weeks I started to feel like I had the worst case of 'flu ever! My husband took me to A&E because I was finding it difficult to even walk to the door. I saw an emergency doctor who was worried but as my BG levels were ok, wasn't sure what was going on. She was so worried that she insisted the ward run blood tests. It's lucky she did as it turned out I was in an advanced state of ketoacidosis. I was told had I not been admitted to ICU that night, I wouldn't have been alive the following day. For reference, I was not on a low carb diet or anything like that. Thankfully I made a full recovery but the damage had been done and I'm now insulin dependent. There is no way I would recommend this drug to anybody. I don't believe full testing has been done. The danger with this drug is that your bg levels may be exceptionally good but the damage is happening behind the scenes and if a doctor isn't on the ball, it can well be missed. [/QUOTE]
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