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Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and risk of genital mycotic and urinary tract infection: A population-based study of older women and men with diabetes.

Iliana C LegaSusan E BronskillMichael A CampitelliJun GuanNathan M StallKenneth LamLisa M McCarthyAndrea GruneirPaula A Rochon
Published in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism (2019)
Incident use of SGLT2 inhibitors among older women and men is associated with increased risk of genital mycotic infections within 30 days; there is no associated increased risk of UTI. These findings from a real-world setting provide evidence of the potential harms of SGLT2 inhibitors.
Keyphrases
  • urinary tract infection
  • cardiovascular disease
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • climate change
  • human health
  • insulin resistance