Dapagliflozin

[dm275011]

Hi, I am type 2 and was diagnosed 8 years ago. When first diagnosed I was on insulin as my HB1AC was 94, this was for around 6 months and wth diet and exercise I bought it down to around 44. Since then it has been managed with Metformin but my last HB1AC was 56 and I have had Dapagliflozin added as my GP (and I) would like to see the results fall back to around 48.
I made the mistake of googling Dapagliflozin and no wonder if I should have gone for something else. Is any one else on it and could share how they have found it?

 

[gail2]

im on dapagliflozin and its worked very well for me no side effects at all I would say go for it , if you sre not happy with it im sure there are other things you could try
gail

 

[grovesy]

I have been on it for about 6months and have had no side effects.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hope the Dapagliflozin works well for you @dm275011

We have a few members on it, and people seem to get on well with it on the whole. It’s a class of med that works by encouraging your body to excrete excess glucose in your urine (this usually only happens when BG levels are in double figures, but with dapagliflozin it happens at lower glucose concentrations).

Getting the balance right between your medication and your diet often helps maximise the effectiveness of oral meds.

Glucose in your urine might make you more susceptible to thrush infections.

There’s more information about dapagliflozin here:

About dapagliflozin

NHS medicines information on dapagliflozin – what it's used for and key facts.

www.nhs.uk

 

[gail2]

one note it does its job and makes you pee a lot

 

[saffron15]

I was put on it because it was also good for cardiovascular health. I think i am stuck with it. My last hba1c was 44.
My concerns are I pee a lot including at night and secondly I was losing weight on lowish carb but received varied advice as to how much carb I now needed and it means I'm sometimes eating carbs I don't want eg chocolate biscuits and bread.
I'm going to start testing again and make an effort to eat sensibly. I don't like too much routine and like eating out for some lunches impulsively, usually soup sometimes a sandwich. Yesterday I had to go into the city and unusually went to John Lewis whose meals include carb counts.i had a delicious casserole which came with mash but I declined the mash and had it with the lower carb side of red cabbage.
I don't feel unwell on it.

 

[Lisa65]

I don't want to take it because I'm terrified of getting Fourniers gangrene, I know it's very rare but still...

 

[Leadinglights]

I was put on it because it was also good for cardiovascular health. I think i am stuck with it. My last hba1c was 44.
My concerns are I pee a lot including at night and secondly I was losing weight on lowish carb but received varied advice as to how much carb I now needed and it means I'm sometimes eating carbs I don't want eg chocolate biscuits and bread.
I'm going to start testing again and make an effort to eat sensibly. I don't like too much routine and like eating out for some lunches impulsively, usually soup sometimes a sandwich. Yesterday I had to go into the city and unusually went to John Lewis whose meals include carb counts.i had a delicious casserole which came with mash but I declined the mash and had it with the lower carb side of red cabbage.
I don't feel unwell on it.

I know there are warnings about not going low carb when on that medication but I have certainly seen that some people are fine with less that the 130g per day but they are testing to see what they are OK with. Maybe you could just have some of the more carby veg like beans, peas or fruit rather than chocy biscuits or bread.

 

[saffron15]

I haven't eaten the chocolate biscuits recently. They were M and S dark chocolate nut and ginger. The idea was to have one if I had been low carb. I'm feeling a bit rootless as I have asked 4 x if the diabetic nurse could let me know of groups or courses. I had my annual review blood tests last month although it was only 4 months since diagnosis. She was off sick so I couldn't see her so I then sabotaged my appointment this month with an hcp as I was totally stressed by my high blood pressure..
Didn't discuss my results and wasn't given a plan so think I'm stuck on medication unchanged until next years review. It is hard to stay motivated and I hate taking my statin. I told them I had felt unwell every day since end of September!

 

[silver minion]

I haven't eaten the chocolate biscuits recently. They were M and S dark chocolate nut and ginger. The idea was to have one if I had been low carb. I'm feeling a bit rootless as I have asked 4 x if the diabetic nurse could let me know of groups or courses. I had my annual review blood tests last month although it was only 4 months since diagnosis. She was off sick so I couldn't see her so I then sabotaged my appointment this month with an hcp as I was totally stressed by my high blood pressure..
Didn't discuss my results and wasn't given a plan so think I'm stuck on medication unchanged until next years review. It is hard to stay motivated and I hate taking my statin. I told them I had felt unwell every day since end of September!

Sorry to hear you feel so unsupported by nurse and medical practice. If you are feeling unwell on your current medication you don't need to wait until your next review to get it sorted. I have had 3 reviews since March 24 and another one due next month, as a newly diagnosed T2.
You are still newly diagnosed. Make some notes about the specific issues with medication you have. Draw up your own plan of what you think can be achieved by your next annual review. Insist on an appointment and take the notes with you.
As regards local groups, worth checking on Diabetes UK website. Unfortunately there are none in my area, but you may be more fortunate.
Diabetes can be serious and you are the one living with the daily issues and potential complications, so please advocate for yourself.