Type 2 diabetes sufferers are being urged to watch for a killer genital infection that rots your privates. Experts are warning that one of the newer drugs being prescribed to treat the condition, ...

Scientists have warned that a diabetes drug could increase the risk of developing a potentially fatal gangrene which causes the genitals to rot away. The researchers looked at the side effects of ...

"May lead to a flesh-eating genital infection." Now that's a warning that may get some attention during a drug commercial. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about a rare but ...

FDA LOGO BLUE The infection developed within several months of the patients starting SGLT2 therapy and the drug was discontinued in most cases. All patients required surgery and there was 1 reported ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that a class of type 2 diabetes drugs in rare cases might cause a flesh-eating bacterial infection of genitals. The condition ...

A history of diabetic foot events (ulcers/gangrene, amputation, or revascularization) is linked to around 50% higher all-cause mortality risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study used data from the ...

Fournier gangrene (FG), a necrotizing infection of the perineum, is a relatively rare but potentially fatal complication of treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, new data ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fournier gangrene, also known as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum, is a safety concern in patients who ...

The operation was performed, in general, for diabetic gangrene distal to the ankle. There were no cases of gangrene or uncontrolled sepsis above the ankle. In 51 cases the procedure was done in one ...

This 2723- female infant was born at 35 weeks' gestation to a 28-year-old gravida 3, para 0 mother. The pregnancy was complicated by type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes of 16 years' duration. The mother ...