My app has prescribed dapagliflozin 10mg, I have ckd 3b, my gfr was 34 on my blood test,she said my bloods were all OK, I have a pacemaker and app with my cardiologist next week so will check with him regarding this medication,so just wondering if any of you have any information on this medication,thankyou
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Lots of positive research out there on SGLT2s and their benefits to CKD patients…here is a link to an older article but give the best explanation of the info you are seeking…hope this helps….if the link doesn’t work please let me know I’ll post the article…my best to you!
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Thankyou so much for your reply,after reading the link I feel more comfortable about taking it, with my cardiologist approval I will hopefully start it next week,again thankyou for taking the time to reply
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I am late to answer this. My husband went on Farxiga, which is the USA equivalent of Foxiga and it was the best thing for him. It initially brought his GFR up but it has come back down a bit. But it is now stable. His protein is gone from his blood and his diabetes is also stable. Great drug for him. No side effects and he has been on it for two years. He is so good the nephrologist is going to only see him once a year with labs every six months.
Thankyou so much bassetmommer for taking the time to reply,I am encouraged to try this now ,so thankyou, as I said in my previous txt I will check it with my cardiologist on Tuesday when I have my appointment hopefully getting results of my echocardiogramm as they thought I had or have fluid around my heart,hopefully it will be ok, my gfr are has dropped to 34 ,which I am worried about but hopefully this medication will help when I start taking it, again thankyou,best wishes to you and your husband,
I'm going on it shortly but am worried as I've been intolerant of high blood pressure tablets I have ckd3 gfr 50 live in Scotland and am lucky to be getting offered this drug as I pushed for it I'm a healthy 81yrs female no other health problems would 5gram bring my gfr upCreatine 89