SGLT2 Diabetes Drugs Associated with Doubled Risk of Dangerous Levels of Acid in Blood

Medical Drug Safety

A cohort study of 140,352 diabetics showed that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2 inhibitors) diabetes drugs were associated with approximately twice the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis as were dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4 inhibitors) diabetes drugs according to a recent letter to the New England Journal of Medicine. SGLT2 inhibitors are a class of prescription medicines that are...

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