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Unexpected outcome (positive or negative) including adverse drug reactions
CASE REPORT
Very low carbohydrate diet and SGLT-2-inhibitor: double jeopardy in relation to ketoacidosis
  1. Ninna Hahn Tougaard1,
  2. Jens Faber1,2 and
  3. Ebbe Eldrup1
  1. 1 Department of Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
  2. 2 Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  1. Correspondence to Ninna Hahn Tougaard, ninna.hahn.tougaard.01{at}regionh.dk

Abstract

Diabetic euglycaemic ketoacidosis is a possible adverse effect of sodium–glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i). We report a case in which the combination of SGLT2i and a strict very low-carbohydrate diet led to severe diabetic ketoacidosis in a young Caucasian man with type 2 diabetes.

  • endocrine system
  • diabetes
  • drugs: endocrine system
  • diet
  • unwanted effects/adverse reaction

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-227516

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    • Contributors Each author contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data. NHT drafted the initial manuscript and EE and JF revised it critically for important intellectual content. The submitted manuscript has been approved by all three authors. All authors are accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.