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SGLT1 inhibition causes gastrointestinal side effects
📅 Last reviewed: 2026-08-11 ⓘ
Evidence ladder
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Top evidence so far: All trials, pooled (Meta-analysis)
How the studies fall
What the evidence shows
The honest counterweight to claim-sglt1-inhibition-decreases-postprandial-glucose. Blocking intestinal SGLT1 works by leaving glucose unabsorbed in the gut lumen, and that unabsorbed sugar is osmotically active and fermentable, so the mechanism of benefit is also the mechanism of the side effect — they cannot be separated by dose alone.
The evidence (3)
| Source | Grade | Stance | Quality | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? 2022 · Frontiers in endocrinology | meta-analysis | supports | high | Meta-analysis of randomized trials of sotagliflozin in T1D and T2D: sotagliflozin was a risk factor for DIARRHOEA and volume depletion (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.07-1.45, p<0.01). Authors judge the events tolerable overall, but the diarrhoea signal is positive and statistically significant. |
| ? 2022 · Diabetes, obesity & metabolism | meta-analysis | supports | high | Systematic review and meta-analysis, 11 RCTs / 16,411 subjects. Sotagliflozin was safe for serious adverse events, hypoglycaemia and DKA, but 'associated with an increased incidence of diarrhoea, genital infections, and volume depletion events'. |
| ? 2024 · Journal of nephrology | meta-analysis | supports | moderate | Meta-analysis of 3 RCTs / 11,648 patients with T2DM and CKD followed 15.7 months; reports the sotagliflozin safety profile including gastrointestinal adverse events alongside HbA1c reduction. |
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