Empagliflozin-induced Diabetic Ketoacidosis Unmasking a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
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Ray, Gretchen M.; Rodriguez, Chelsea; Schulman, Samantha; Sarangarm, Preeyaporn; Bardack, Michelle; Bouchonville, Matthew F.
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Empagliflozin is a sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor that inhibits renal glucose reabsorption through an insulin-independent mechanism. This class of drugs is used in the management of type 2 diabetes. A 49-year-old female with type 2 diabetes treated with empagliflozin presented to the emergency department in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). This case report details the series of events leading to the diagnosis of drug-induced DKA, which led to a change in the patient's diagnosis from type 2 diabetes to type 1 diabetes.
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Date of Publication
2019
Title
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Volume Number
3/2
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Ray, Gretchen M.; Rodriguez, Chelsea; Schulman, Samantha; Sarangarm, Preeyaporn; Bardack, Michelle; Bouchonville, Matthew F.