Genital infection with flozins ‘more likely in smokers’
Findings from a retrospective cohort study shed light on which patients might be susceptible to this adverse event, researchers say
Patients with type 2 diabetes who are on SGLT2 inhibitors may be twice as likely to develop genital infections if they are smokers, a study shows.
The Italian researchers believe their single-centre study is the first to highlight the association with tobacco and say larger studies are now needed to confirm the finding.
