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01-03-2018 | Research Letter
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in males with type 2 diabetes recently treated with SGLT2 inhibitors—overlooked and overwhelming? A retrospective case series
Published in:
Endocrine
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Issue 3/2018
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Excerpt
As outlined in the latest recommendations for patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2), sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) can be added on treatments with metformin or sulfonylurea plus metformin if glycemic goals are not met [
1]. Genital and urinary infections are well-known side effects of SGLT2i, with reported odds ratios in the range of 3.21–5.23, compared with placebo [
2,
3]. …