Canagliflozin is a sodium-glucose transporter subtype 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor that was approved by the FDA for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes in March, 2013. Canagliflozin, at the doses of 100mg and 300mg daily, improves blood sugar control by a novel mechanism which causes the kidneys to block reabsorption of about 50-80 grams of glucose. Canagliflozin lowers the renal threshold for glycosuria and causes excess glucose to be excreted in the urine.