Adults with type 2 diabetes and established CVD prescribed SGLT2 inhibitor therapy have a twofold increased risk for lower-limb amputation and diabetic ketoacidosis compared with patients prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist, according to study findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
“Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors are playing an increasingly prominent role in the treatment of diabetes, following the reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and heart failure outcomes seen in the EMPA-REG Outcome trial with empagliflozin [Jardiance, Boehringer Ingelheim] and in the CANVAS study with canagliflozin [Invokana, Janssen],” Peter Ueda, MD, PhD, from the department of medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Solna, Sweden, said during a presentation here. “Concerns exist regarding the safety of the drugs, with signals of serious adverse events emerging from clinical trials, case reports and observational studies.” … read more