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I have had Type 2 diabetes for about 20 years and have coped reasonably well with the exception of my A1c level which has been creeping up. My GP has prescribed me dapagliflozin but the side effects on the NHS website are quite horrendous including a rare
one that can cause gangrene. Has anyone on here had experience of this drug?
I have had Type 2 diabetes for about 20 years and have coped reasonably well with the exception of my A1c level which has been creeping up. My GP has prescribed me dapagliflozin but the side effects on the NHS website are quite horrendous including a rare
one that can cause gangrene. Has anyone on here had experience of this drug?
Welcome to the forum
There are quite a few people on that and similar flozin medications and one important thing is to drink plenty as that is how the medication works in encouraging the kidneys to excrete excess glucose via urine so UTIs can be a problem.
Use the search at top right for threads about the medication.
Hi @Paul Jay and welcome to the forum. I have been taking dapagliflozin for six weeks or so and have had no side effects at all and actually seen a small but statistically significant drop in blood glucose levels.
You have to be a bit pragmatic when looking at side effects on patient advisory leaflets. The horrible things are extremely rare and the chances are you won't get them, and I doubt whether your GP will ever see case in his career as a medic. If one of the more common side effects gets you, then stopping the medication gets rid of them.
As far as I am concerned, If the chances of it doing me some good outweigh the risks of it doing me harm then I'm happy.
My GP switched me to Dapagliflozin last September, from Canagliflozin. He told me it was under advisement from the NHS. I've had no side effects at all. I was already drinking plenty more since being on the previous medication.
@Paul Jay - you can trip over a hump on the path and break your knee cap. You can inhale a germ and get a chest infection. You can burn your arm getting your dinner out of the oven. Cut a finger doing the washing up. Life is not without risk!!!
Hope the dapagliflozin works well for you and gently turns your glucose level downwards if you give it a go.
Do discuss your worries with your GP or practice pharmacist (or the qualified pharmacist at your high st chemists) they may also be able to allay your fears.
There are other forum threads that mention dapagliflozin which you could browse
