DAPAGLIFLOZIN

[pepper_uk]

After finally stopping canaglifozin due to side effects . Dapagliflozin has now been prescribed at a much lower dosage for my diabetes in its place, which I have been advised also works well for heart failure too. I had a HA which was a year ago 13th November. I am well now happy and I believe healthy even though am classed as having heart failure, LVSD, diabetes and have mitral valve regurgitation. At times I use GTN spray for the occasional chest pain but with all the meds I am on in general feel very healthy. I am interested to know what experience other people have on this drug. I am willing to try it but also anxious to the change as have had a rocky road with several of the meds that have already been prescribed for Heart failure.

[Shoshov]

hi. i’ve been on dapagliflozin for a few years for type 2 diabetes. only down side i’ve had is occasional thrush. good luck❤️

[pepper_uk in reply to Shoshov]

Hi Shoshov,

Thanks for your reply, I am concerned about the thrush side of it all. My GP has also prescribed canestan with it, I guess in case I get thrush.

[Shoshov in reply to pepper_uk]

it is a bit of a pain and can really get you down but the drug itself does what it says on the tin. i just phone down to docs and get prescription when it flares. the tablet clears it almost instantly❤️

[Beats_on]

I have had doctors and HF nurses tell me this is a great drug for HF, trials have been good. It is hopefully going to be approved for use of HF by NICE in April. I don’t have diabetes so at the moment I can’t go on this.

[84green]

Coincidentally, I was looking at this drug yesterday. Had never heard of it before. It seems to be effective in heart failure and CKD for both diabetic and non diabetic patients.

escardio.org/Congresses-&-E...

[Beats_on]

Unfortunately it depends where you are. Some get access to this, some don’t.

[Pommel]

The Pumping Marvellous website has some information on the latest about this drug, might be worth looking at that. Hope it goes well!

[pepper_uk in reply to Pommel]

Thank you 😊

[Hidden]

I have a slightly different take on this drug. Although, I don’t doubt it’s cardio protective qualities I also feel it has to be administered & monitored very carefully. I was initiated on 10mg per day and increased to the maximum dose of 25mg per day, I also reduced my sugar intake at the same time. All seemed to be going great, particularly my blood sugar which stabilized almost overnight. However, I began to feel horrendous due to my ketones going through the roof, this lead to my blood becoming so acidic I ended up in ITU with Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis.

[pepper_uk in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for your reply will keep this in mind 😊

[Pommel]

pumpingmarvellous.org/dapa-hf/ - there has been a lot of discussion on the Pumping Marvellous Facebook group about people's experiences with the drug too 😊