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New Study Shows Higher Rate of Diabetic Ketoacidosis with Invokana

diabetic ketoacidosis more prevalent with invokingA new study from the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care found that Type 1 diabetes patients who took Invokana (canagliflozin) alongside insulin therapy were more likely to experience diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a severe and potentially fatal blood condition that develops when too many blood acids, or ketones, are present in the body.

Invokana, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, belongs to a ...

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