THANK GOD
I was beginning to think I was the only person on the planet who had
high blood sugars in the morning. I just started on insulin and byetta
2 months ago. I am still running high when I wake up,but my levels are
down by lunch time.
I was running in the high 300’s when I started. My morning bg is 250
and by lunch I am down to 160. I have lost 15 pounds. This group has
been great. I am enjoying learning more. Thanks,Susan
March 1st, 2004 at 11:38 am
the origianl plan for me was to take the byetta at
lunch and dinner because i don’t eat breakfast, but i
have noticed that the byetta brings my sugars down so
i force myself to eat something in the morning so i
can take the spit and bring my sugars down.and it does
drop it right down too
March 1st, 2004 at 6:03 pm
Susie, try eating a snack with protein and carb at bedtime. The best fasting
I’ve ever had was when I had ham, cheese, and crackers before bed. MOST nights
I have a hard time eating ANYTHING before bed, but the nights I have a
balanced snack, my dawn phenomenon is MUCH decreased.
HTH!
March 2nd, 2004 at 11:38 pm
Annie,
March 3rd, 2004 at 8:47 am
Hi Elaine,
I didn’t know that they should be six hours apart, but I have never had the
opportunity to have lunch and dinner that close together.
I get breakfast around 7 a.m. on a "normal" day and dinner between 5-6 pm, so
I’m running closer to 12 hours.
Marsha
March 3rd, 2004 at 1:05 pm
Another way to keep the liver busy and keep BG down is to drink a glass of wine
(assuming you can stand the stuff) with dinner. Just one glass, preferably
red/dry. (gag)
I was experiencing the 250/160 sort of cycle before I got on the 10 mcg dose of
byetta.
Marsha
March 4th, 2004 at 11:15 am
Susan, I’m only using Byetta now and my morning readings are in the 110
range. I’d like to get them lower, but we’ll see how it goes in the next
few weeks.
March 5th, 2004 at 7:31 am
Janie,
That’s awesome to hear - I hope that is what I’m headed for. I’ve
been on the "spit" for about 2 1/2 weeks, lost 11 lbs. (and my
dinner, once) AND this week I was able to reduce my Metformin by
half. My fastings are around 105 and I hope to see them go down
even more. Can’t wait to see my next A1c!
Elaine (TN)
March 5th, 2004 at 5:39 pm
Mine is too! there is hope after all! Beleive me, i had those 250’s all
the time. i honestly can’t say what helped except i started the Byetta. i
actually had a 100 FBS the other day Whoo hoo!!! so just relax and try to
do what you can, but stress will raise it up to so STOP worring!
hugs
Rebecca
March 17th, 2004 at 12:24 pm
Hi All,
My hubby the science guy says the half-life stats are
thus with half-life of 2.4 hours.
After 2.4 hours there is 1/2 of the byetta left in the
system.
After 4.8 hours there is 1/4 of the byetta left in the
system.
After 9.6 hours there is 1/8 of the byetta left in the
system.
In order to have 1/64 of the dose you’d have to wait
for 76.8 hours.
So speaks the public health guy. Just a little math
error before.
Like Andrew, I’m not sure when the effectiveness wears
off, but I’d guess somewhere between the 4.8 and 9.6
hour range as I am not covered all night, but I am
covered most of the day. Depending on physical
response, YMMV.
March 18th, 2004 at 1:38 pm
That’s not quite the idea of half-life. The period of time given is how long it
takes to lose half its effectiveness, in the case of byetta, 2.4 hours. I was
out of town at a conference this weekend and we at from early morning till late
at night. Rather than resort to insulin, I went with Byetta about every six
hours starting Friday morning. I did discover that Saturday afternoon (after my
5th shot in 2 days) that I was in frequent need of the restroom (diarhea).
Fortunately, the conference was over by then, but unfortunately I was on the
road home. I had a rough few hours looking for rest areas and gas stations. My
bg levels were great the whole weekend, evem with eating more carbs than I
usually allow. I didn’t get carried away for a change and do figure it was
worth the effort, but I will sure be a little more cautious in the future.
Maybe one extra dose, but not one the 2nd day. Just thought I’d share the
experience after reading this thread. Pat in ID
Byetta has a half life of 2.4 hours (or so). That means After 1 hour
you have 1/2 (50%) of it left in your system. After 2 hours you have
1/4 (25%) of it left. After 3 hours you have 1/8 (12.5%) of it left.
After 4 hours you have 1/16 (6.25%) of it left in your system. After 5
hours you have 1/32 (< 4%) of it left, and after 6 hours you ahve 1/64
(< 2%) of it left. Somewhere in there you have too little in your
system to be effective, but I am not sure where that point is.
Andrew
March 19th, 2004 at 2:32 am
Hi Andrew, We are saying the same thing now, but I was referring to the 1,2,3,
hour thing you said earlier. Pat
andrew
March 22nd, 2004 at 7:12 pm
and i might as well not even bother with humolog or
novolog.. it takes 100 u of iether to budge my blood
sugar 30 points
March 22nd, 2004 at 10:51 pm
Sorry to hear that. I just stared on NovoLog yesterday!!
and i might as well not even bother with humolog or novolog.. it takes 100 u
of iether to budge my blood sugar 30 points
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March 23rd, 2004 at 3:48 am
however they byetta is doing such a good job i don’t
need it anyway
March 23rd, 2004 at 6:23 pm
annie…humalog too? wow that’s a boat load!
jodi
and i might as well not even bother with humolog or
novolog.. it takes 100 u of iether to budge my blood
sugar 30 points
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March 24th, 2004 at 9:53 am
yep i am EXTREMELY insulin resistant. that is why i am
willing to put up with the nausea and vomiting from
the byetta.. because it works where nothing else has
March 24th, 2004 at 8:11 pm
do you know what causes this extreme in you?
jodi
yep i am EXTREMELY insulin resistant. that is why i am
willing to put up with the nausea and vomiting from
the byetta.. because it works where nothing else has
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March 25th, 2004 at 3:05 am
we are assuming it is the syndrome x that i have. it
is a conglomeration of things including but not
limited to insulin resistance, polycystic ovarian
syndrome, heard disease, obesity, hirsutism,
diabetes…the number one treatment is a low carb
diet.
March 25th, 2004 at 5:40 pm
ah, i see!
jodi
we are assuming it is the syndrome x that i have. it
is a conglomeration of things including but not
limited to insulin resistance, polycystic ovarian
syndrome, heard disease, obesity, hirsutism,
diabetes…the number one treatment is a low carb
diet.
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