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Jardiance (empagliflozin) is a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor. It works by blocking the SGLT2 protein in your kidneys. This prevents sugar and sodium (salt) from absorbing back into your blood.
For Type 2 diabetes: Instead of having sugar go back into your blood, the sugar goes into your urine. This helps get rid of extra sugar in your blood, which lowers your blood sugar levels.
For heart failure: By stopping your body from absorbing back too much sodium, the heart can fill with blood and pump blood through the body more easily. This helps lessen stress on the heart.
For CKD: The medication works to help improve blood flow in the kidneys. This helps lessen stress on the kidneys and slow down CKD.
