Counselling for patients initiating/treated with SGLT2 inhibitors
Educate patients on bioparameters to regularly monitor: blood pressure, body weight, blood glucose if gliflozin is used in association with anti-diabetic drugs.
Educate patients on appropriate personal hygiene: keeping the genital region clean and dry.
Advise patients about the need to withhold gliflozin in case of prolonged fasting, 2–3 days before and on the day of the elective surgery that requires fasting (sick-day rule).
Advise patients about the need to avoid low carbohydrate diets and excessive alcohol consumption
Inform patients about the symptoms of volume depletion: weakness, orthostatic hypotension, weight decrease >1 kg over 24 h or >2 kg in 1 week.
Inform patients about symptoms and signs of uro-genital infections: pain or burning on urination; redness, swelling, or itching in the genital area; nasty-smelling vaginal or penile secretion
Inform patients about symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis: excessive thirst, sweet-smelling breath, a change in urine or sweat odour, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, confusion, weakness, and fever.
Educate patients on bioparameters to regularly monitor: blood pressure, body weight, blood glucose if gliflozin is used in association with anti-diabetic drugs.
Educate patients on appropriate personal hygiene: keeping the genital region clean and dry.
Advise patients about the need to withhold gliflozin in case of prolonged fasting, 2–3 days before and on the day of the elective surgery that requires fasting (sick-day rule).
Advise patients about the need to avoid low carbohydrate diets and excessive alcohol consumption
Inform patients about the symptoms of volume depletion: weakness, orthostatic hypotension, weight decrease >1 kg over 24 h or >2 kg in 1 week.
Inform patients about symptoms and signs of uro-genital infections: pain or burning on urination; redness, swelling, or itching in the genital area; nasty-smelling vaginal or penile secretion
Inform patients about symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis: excessive thirst, sweet-smelling breath, a change in urine or sweat odour, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, confusion, weakness, and fever.
Counselling for patients initiating/treated with SGLT2 inhibitors
Educate patients on bioparameters to regularly monitor: blood pressure, body weight, blood glucose if gliflozin is used in association with anti-diabetic drugs.
Educate patients on appropriate personal hygiene: keeping the genital region clean and dry.
Advise patients about the need to withhold gliflozin in case of prolonged fasting, 2–3 days before and on the day of the elective surgery that requires fasting (sick-day rule).
Advise patients about the need to avoid low carbohydrate diets and excessive alcohol consumption
Inform patients about the symptoms of volume depletion: weakness, orthostatic hypotension, weight decrease >1 kg over 24 h or >2 kg in 1 week.
Inform patients about symptoms and signs of uro-genital infections: pain or burning on urination; redness, swelling, or itching in the genital area; nasty-smelling vaginal or penile secretion
Inform patients about symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis: excessive thirst, sweet-smelling breath, a change in urine or sweat odour, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, confusion, weakness, and fever.
Educate patients on bioparameters to regularly monitor: blood pressure, body weight, blood glucose if gliflozin is used in association with anti-diabetic drugs.
Educate patients on appropriate personal hygiene: keeping the genital region clean and dry.
Advise patients about the need to withhold gliflozin in case of prolonged fasting, 2–3 days before and on the day of the elective surgery that requires fasting (sick-day rule).
Advise patients about the need to avoid low carbohydrate diets and excessive alcohol consumption
Inform patients about the symptoms of volume depletion: weakness, orthostatic hypotension, weight decrease >1 kg over 24 h or >2 kg in 1 week.
Inform patients about symptoms and signs of uro-genital infections: pain or burning on urination; redness, swelling, or itching in the genital area; nasty-smelling vaginal or penile secretion
Inform patients about symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis: excessive thirst, sweet-smelling breath, a change in urine or sweat odour, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, confusion, weakness, and fever.
