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Old Wed, Sep-07-16, 18:16
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Janet!!!!!! I was on invokana and went DKA with normal BG just under a year ago, at which time i was taken off the drug.
I had been on it about 15 months, when due to stress, i basically ate nothing for 3 days and promptly went DKA. It was terrifying and I spent several days in an ICU recovering.
it now carries FDA warning label for type I's that it it can have this effect.
i knew it was a small risk, but as a very well controlled diabetic, i never imagined it could happen without high blood sugar. the warning i got was "it might increase risk of DKA." I wish i knew it meant "can cause DKA without high BG."
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