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. 2022 Aug 12;4(10):100533. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100533

Table 1.

Characteristics, Metabolic Profile, and Changes with SGLT2 Inhibitors.

Case 1 Case 2
Sex, age (y) Female, 78 Male, 73
Comorbid conditions Type 2 diabetes, transcatheter sapien aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, chronic constipation Type 2 diabetes, benign prostate hypertrophy, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease
Therapy for hypomagnesemiaa Maximum tolerated oral magnesium, intravenous MgSO4 4 to 6 grams weekly Maximum tolerated oral magnesium, multiple ED visits requiring intravenous MgSO4
SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin 10 mg/day empagliflozin 12.5 mg/day
Pre-Empagliflozin Post-Empagliflozin Pre-Empagliflozin Post-Empagliflozin
HbA1c (%) 9.5 8.5 7.7 7.6
PTH (pg/mL) 40 63 37 NA
25-hydroxy vitamin D (ng/mL) 38 31 43 NA
Calcium (mg/dL) 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.5
Albumin (mg/dL) 4.0 4.2 3.9 NA
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.80 0.98 1.2 1.2
24-hour urine Mg2+ (mg) 56 128 80 88
FEMgb 4.62% 8.37% 5.05% 4.27%

Note: FEMg was calculated as 100 × (uMg × sCr)/(0.7 × sMg × uCr), where uMg and uCr represent urinary magnesium and creatinine concentrations measured in 24-hour urine collections, and sMg and sCr represent serum magnesium and creatinine levels, respectively.

Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; MgSO4, magnesium sulfate; NA, not available; PTH, parathyroid hormone; SGLT2, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2.

a

Details of medications present during 24-hour urine collections can be found in Table S1.

b

Details of 24-hour urine study calculations of creatinine clearance, fractional excretion of magnesium (FEMg), and the filtered load of magnesium, pre-SGLT2 inhibitor use and post-SGLT2 inhibitor use can be found in Table S2.