Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Associated With SGLT2 Inhibitor Therapy: A Case Report.

AACN Adv Crit Care

Maggie Steingraber-Pharr is Nurse Practitioner on the Inpatient Diabetes Management Service, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin.

Published: March 2023

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors are now considered second-line treatment agents for type 2 diabetes and offer a unique treatment approach with added cardiorenal benefits. Drugs in this class increase the risk of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis, which may be difficult to diagnose if clinicians are not aware of the risk factors and subtle symptoms. This article describes a case of euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with coronary artery disease who was taking a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor and experienced acute mental status changes immediately after heart catheterization.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2023830DOI Listing

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