How to treat elevated ketone bodies caused by dagliflozin

Dagliflozin tablets cause ketone body elevation need to stop the drug in time, rehydration ketone elimination, laboratory tests. 1. Timely stop: Dagliflozin tablets are used to control blood glucose by reducing renal recycling of glucose, but this type of drug has the effect of reducing renal excretion of ketone bodies, and there is a risk of causing diabetic ketoacidosis, so the occurrence of ketoacidosis caused by this drug should be stopped in a timely manner, in order to avoid the cause of ketoacidosis. 2. Rehydration ketone elimination: the occurrence of dagliflozin caused by elevated ketone bodies, as soon as possible to clarify the presence or absence of acidosis, follow the doctor’s instructions to give rehydration, static insulin, to promote the metabolism of ketone bodies, some of the ketone bodies caused by dagliflozin is not accompanied by a significant increase in blood glucose, so the use of insulin should be combined with the specific situation of blood glucose. 3. Laboratory tests: diabetic patients with ketone bodies, to clarify whether there is acidosis, should follow the doctor’s instructions for blood gas analysis and urine routine, renal function and blood glucose testing, which will play an important role in the treatment. Elevated ketone bodies occur in diabetes, it is recommended to go to the endocrinology department or emergency room of the regular hospital in a timely manner, it is recommended to standardize the use of medication under the guidance of the doctor, to avoid aggravation of the occurrence of acidosis affecting health.