MICA · General Practice & Urgent Care
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A person with diabetes taking an SGLT2 inhibitor has nausea, abdominal pain and unusual breathing after reduced food intake. Glucose is not markedly elevated, so they assume diabetes cannot explain the symptoms.
Which diagnosis must not be missed?
Ketoacidosis with only modest glucose elevation remains possible. Urgent assessment should include ketones and acid–base status, investigation of the precipitant and monitored care. The pitfall is using glucose alone to exclude the diagnosis. Medication decisions belong to the team assessing and treating the episode.