Dapagliflozin improves cardiovascular risk factors in Emirati patients with T2DM.

Background: Dapagliflozin is a sodium-glucose co transporter-2 inhibitor that proved efficacy in reduction of blood glucose level through extrusion of glucose in urine. It is used in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It also has reported cardiovascular and renal benefits in patients with T2DM.