China Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Newer diabetes drugs linked to 'flesh-eating' genital infection Say you have type 2 diabetes and you are taking a newer class of medications to treat your disease—but one day you notice pain, redness and a foul odor in your genital area. If this happens, new research suggests you need to see your doctor immediately, because you may be suffering from Fournier gangrene. Also known as a "flesh-eating" disease, this infection attacks your genital or anal region and can quickly kill tissue as it spreads rapidly. Unfortunately, it has become a rare but still possible safety concern for people taking diabetes medications known as SGLT2 inhibitors, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists. SGLT2 inhibitors are a newer class of diabetes medications, introduced in 2013. Drugs in this class include canagliflozin (Invokana), dapagliflozin (Farxiga) and empagliflozin (Jardiance). Fournier gangrene occurred in 55 people taking these drugs between March 2013 and January 2019. For comparison, the researchers looked for cases of Fournier gangrene in people taking other diabetes medications from 1984 to 2019. They found only 19 such cases. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Great....thanks. I feel so much better now... I did get a fungal infection once using Invokana, but it cleared with 3 days of antibiotics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJacobyHOForRIOT Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 What a pain in the nuts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I still take metformin and that seems to work. My doctor suggested some type of injectable and I said no. I am old enough not to care about living 20-30 more years. She also suggested an injectable form of a statin drug after I told her about the side effects I had from two different pill form of statins. I refuse to take those. I am very leery of the new drugs because I think they are produced mostly for profit and not tested enough, especially in the Trump administration which eshews science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Cant wait to see how many medications come out of canibinoids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Metformin has also been shown to reduce risks for certain cancers. Unfortunately it's no longer enough by itself for me. Invokana was a wonder drug for me, but my insurance stopped covering it. Now I'm on farxiga, which is in the same class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 This is going to be the next class action suit commercial you see on TV if it hasn't happened already. "Warning. Did you or you love ones take Invoka, Farxiga, or Jaridiance?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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