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Ettta said:
What's DKA?
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition that can lead to diabetic coma (passing out for a long time) or even death. When your cells don't get the glucose they need for energy, your body begins to burn fat for energy, which produces ketones.
 
Michele01 said:
@susananne1969 tiredness and extreme thirst are both side effects of Forxiga BUT they're also side effects of DKA also. My glucose levels were low too. I would urge you to get an appointment with your GP tomorrow, take a urine sample and ask them to check for keytones. The chances are you're simply experiencing side effects of the drug but for the sake of a visit to the GP with some urine, it's not worth taking the chance.
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I will do this, again thank you for your advice...
 
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@Michele01 I hope you don't mind me contacting you. I was admitted to hospital last week after suffering DKA after taking Forxiga for just 6 days. I definitely wasn't T1, I have been T2 for over 25 years. It was your warnings on here that alerted me and ultimately saved me. I am home now but despite returning to my old medication my sugars are really high (17+). I'm going to contact the DN tomorrow, but I am just wondering how long it took for your blood sugar levels to stabilise? Thanks Jo


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Hi @Michele01, I spoke to the DNS from the specialist team today. She thinks that my pancreas has been damaged by the tablet and that I can no longer produce sufficient insulin. Starting with fast acting insulin tomorrow XX


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Cragwood said:
@Michele01 I hope you don't mind me contacting you. I was admitted to hospital last week after suffering DKA after taking Forxiga for just 6 days. I definitely wasn't T1, I have been T2 for over 25 years. It was your warnings on here that alerted me and ultimately saved me. I am home now but despite returning to my old medication my sugars are really high (17+). I'm going to contact the DN tomorrow, but I am just wondering how long it took for your blood sugar levels to stabilise? Thanks Jo


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Apologies @Cragwood as I've only just seen your messages. It took quite a while to stabilise my blood sugar levels but that was possibly because I was still being treated as a T2 between the DKA episode in June/July and November when they realised I was now T1. I've been on novarapid, levemir and metformin since then. Once on basul/bolus, it took about 3 months to stabilise BUT as I was a brand new diabetic, it's probably taken me longer as I've had to learn how to calculate how much to take -v- what food I eat. As you've been diabetic for a long time, I suspect your levels will stabilise much quicker x
 
FolkyRose1 said:
Could you please tell me what DKA means?


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Consistently high blood glucose levels can lead to a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). This happens when a severe lack of insulin means the body cannot use glucose for energy, and the body starts to break down other body tissue as an alternative energy source. Ketones are the by-product of this process. Ketones are poisonous chemicals which build up and, if left unchecked, will cause the body to become acidic – hence the name 'acidosis'.
 
lanre said:
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition that can lead to diabetic coma (passing out for a long time) or even death. When your cells don't get the glucose they need for energy, your body begins to burn fat for energy, which produces ketones.
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Ty very much
 
Unfortunately in mine and Michele's case the effects of Forxiga meant that our blood sugars were low but we still went into DKA, very dangerous as easily missed by the medical staff. I had been chasing hypos all week, with no idea that I could be in DKA xx


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Ettta said:
What's DKA?
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious condition that can lead to diabetic coma (passing out for a long time) or even death. When your cells don't get the glucose they need for energy, your body begins to burn fat for energy, which produces ketones. ... When ketones build up in the blood, they make it more acidic.18 Mar 2015
DKA (Ketoacidosis) & Ketones: American Diabetes Association®
www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/ketoacidosis-dka.html
 
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