Must you stomach be completely empty before injecting Byetta?
I have a terrible habit of nibbling while I cook, so I have to be really
conscious of this or else I find that I have had some salad or other goodies
while I’m cooking. How long do you wait after eating a snack before injecting?
Sadiqa
The representative from Byetta told my diabetic trainer that if you
take the shot and eat immediately your nausea is little to none. I
take my shot just as I sit down to eat and I do not get nausea. I may
get a little sometimes but nothing really bad. Also, I am only on the
5 pen, I do not know how I am going to feel on the 10 pen. The times
you get nausea, is it because you ate a little too much food? I think
that may be my problem when I get nausea.
Dale
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I did not write her on this because, I am only on byetta for 3 weeks.
Only on 5 pen, but going on 10 for next pen.
Dale
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Welcome Gerald! I’ve been diabetic for 2 years.
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I was on lantus for 8 months. I was giving the injection in my
stomach. I was always getting bruises and it hurt. I actually had to
stop doing it, because it would take me over an hour to give myself the
shot. When I went to a new doctor and he gave me byetta 3 weeks ago.
I still could not give myself the shot. I was scared. My husband gave
me the shot in the top part of my arm, but on the bottom skin. I now
give it to myself in the arm. I put my arm on the table and reach to
the outside of my arm on the bottom. Just a poke. Don’t start too
far away from the skin.
Hope this helps
Dale
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Good news! Saw my doctor on Friday, and down 7 more pounds in the last 3
months. A1C = 5.0, down from 5.5. He was amazed and complimented me on
my effots to control my diabetes.(BG control is so much easier with
Byetta.) <s>
I started Byetta while with another doctor, so I asked him if he had
other patients on Byetta and he said, "No, but that may change." We’re
all pioneers!
After a month on the 5 pen, I just started on the 10 pen and got the pen
from my mail-order pharmacy. It arrived in cold packs and seemed fine. But
it does one thing that worries me. (And the 5 pen never did this.)
After I finish injecting, pull out the needle, and start to reset the pen
for the next dose — turning the knob so the arrows pointing away from me
move in that direction — a lot of Byetta squirts out of the needle until
the horizontal arrow appears and I stop turning. I’m concerned that I’m not
getting my full dose, and my numbers haven’t been all that great, so I can’t
tell. And I’m concerned about wastage.
Anybody else have this problem, and did you find out anything about it?
Hi everyone,
My name is Joan and I don’t know if I have sent in an introduvtion or
not. I have been a diabetic since 1988. I have several diabetic
complications such as heart disease.
I was recently put on byetta and I need some help. I am having
problems eating. I have developed reflux and am on prevacid. However,
I am having trouble eating. I can have very simple food like carbs.
Whenever I try to eat protein, I gte sick.
I know lizard spit has helped me regulate my sugar.
But what am I supposed to eat.
Ruby, where did you find the woman who needed those supplies? I have
insulin and syringes that I want to give to someone who needs them.
Jeanna
She works with a friend of mine. My friend asked me if I knew
somewhere she could get supplies. I had this big ole bag of long
needles and like to use the short finer ones so I gave them to her.
I would be willing to pay postage if you would want to ship what you
have so I could keep her in supplies for a little while.