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Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in association with dapagliflozin use after gastric sleeve surgery in a patient with type II diabetes mellitus.

Iouri BanakhRoss KungSachin GuptaKati MatthiessonRavindranath Tiruvoipati
Published in: Clinical case reports (2019)
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2Is) can be associated with euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (eDKA). Severe metabolic acidosis with extreme electrolyte abnormalities can occur with nonsignificant blood glucose elevations in SGLT2I-treated patients. Additional risk factors for eDKA include prolonged fasting, major illness, large weight loss, and reductions in insulin doses.
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