jardiance vs januvia

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2. I am a long time survivor of Type 2 diabetes mellitus

This disease has a way of progressing over time. This has resulted in me doing very well with diet and regular exercise to having to add Metformin, then Lantus and finally multi daily injections (MDI). I still am very careful about what I eat and do daily exercise.

My endo and I have some concerns about kidneys. These SGLT2 inhibitor drugs can help protect kidney function. I have several concerns, one causing the kidneys to excrete glucose seems to be a recipe for urinary tract infections. Bacteria love to grow in glucose rich medium. And yeast as well as you found out.

The other thing is possible weight loss. I have been steadily losing weight since I started MDI. Recently I weighed the same as when I was 15-16 years old. I really don’t need to lose anymore. There is another drug, Kerendia, that may offer kidney protection that is not a diabetic drug. I need to check if it is in my insurance’s formulary. Oh if only doctors had more power to treat us than insurance companies.

Keep up the diet and exercise.