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Diabetic ketoacidosis with sodium–glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors: a case series

Gina McLachlan, Claire Keith and Albert Frauman
Med J Aust 2019; 211 (5): . || doi: 10.5694/mja2.50302
Published online: 2 September 2019

To the Editor: Sodium–glucose cotransporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors — dapagliflozin, empagliflozin and now ertugliflozin — have become established second line options for type 2 diabetes, with favourable potential for weight loss and cardiovascular protection.1 However, it soon became clear post‐marketing that they had potential for several pronounced side effects, including euglycaemic ketoacidosis — an unusual form of diabetic ketoacidosis where blood sugar levels remained relatively normal.2

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