what is jardiance used for

Jardiance is used primarily to treat type 2 diabetes, chronic (long-term) heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. For type 2 diabetes, it helps lower blood glucose levels in adults whose condition isn't controlled well enough by diet and exercise, especially for those who cannot take metformin or need additional treatment. It is also used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease. For chronic heart failure, Jardiance helps improve heart function and reduce symptoms, and for chronic kidney disease, it helps preserve kidney function and slow its progression. Jardiance contains empagliflozin, which works by blocking a protein (SGLT2) in the kidneys that usually prevents glucose from being passed into the urine, thereby lowering blood sugar along with reducing salt and water retention to benefit heart and kidney health.