Ketoacidosis During Treatment with SGLT2 Inhibitor A Complication Not to be Ignored |Biomedgrid

SGLT2 inhibitors are particularly useful in type 2 diabetic patients due to their associated effects on cardiovascular and renal protection. Like all effective medications, SGLT2 inhibitors can cause side effects, some of which are potentially serious. Ketoacidosis falls into this category and although rare, it should be well known because its euglycemic character can be confusing. In addition to the importance of insulinogenic, the factors favoring its determinism are similar for some of those of lactic acidosis during the intake of metformin, which facilitates the memorization of the precautions for use in the event of an intercurrent event. However, this drug class is particularly useful in type 2 diabetic patients due to its effect on cardiovascular and renal protection.