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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michele01" data-source="post: 899928" data-attributes="member: 188227">[USER=84857]@Molly56[/USER] they have taken me off Foxiga and I'm never allowed to go back on them.  For some people this happens, but not all.  Your husband MUST test his urine twice a day.  He should wee on the ketone stick and check the colour against the tube after 10-15 seconds.  Anything higher than 2+ which is the light purple (third one across) he MUST see somebody to check that he's ok.  At 2+ you can easily reverse it but any higher you're in trouble IF the Foxiga behind the scenes is making your blood acidic.  The symptoms of dehydration are also broadly similar to ketone acidosis so the whole picture gets a bit confusing if you're unwell.  I was drinking 3L of water a day and still dehydrated.I don't wish to scaremonger in any way but this drug is new and they're still finding out about side effects.  For some it will be wonderful (like any drug) but for others, it can cause issues.  So please impress on your husband that as a newbie to the drug he does need to be vigilant xxx  Hope it goes well for him.</blockquote>

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