What are you thoughts on this class of medicine? There are 2 new ones on the market in the last year or two, studies appear to be good, but the idea behind having patients urinate out more glucose seems backwards to me. I understand that they would have less glucose circulating through their kidneys by kicking it out through the urine, but I have mixed ideas.

Any thoughts, experiences, ideas on these?

I too think it's odd. None of our patients are on either of them. UTI and yeast infections as side effects, no thank you.

Pt experience T1D on invokana. Wonder drug in my experince. Lowered insulin doses by 60% on the low dose. Less insulin=less lows. A1c from 6.5 to 5.6 in a year on it. No UTI, no yeast issues. All kidney function is normal a year in. I'm just one person, and I'm being offlabled it as it is not currently studied in T1D.

Interesting Alisonisayoshi, I have concerns with it long-term, although I've been wrong before. I have wondered about why it couldn't be used for type 1 diabetes since they specifically work on the kidneys. Thanks for the information. Just out of curiosity, is your medical provider giving this to you or are you part of a study group using this with type 1 diabetes?

My Endocrinologist prescribes it to me.

Thanks for sharing this, Alisonisayoshi.