Diabetes & Byetta

Today I started my DH on 5 mcg Byetta. He got almost no response from Actos and
when he stopped it for several days his BG actually went DOWN. Obviously it
wansot helping. He was previously taken off Metformin because of creatinine
levels. He’s not about to take glucotrol. That left Byetta - a much better
option anyway, IMO.

He is understandably needle shy, but tolerated the injeciton well - my biggest
problem was his flinching away from the needle the first time. I am working
with him to teach him the feel/clicks of the pen so that he can do it himself
and feel that he is in more control of it. Although Byetta says that blind
diabetics should not use it without supervision, I can tell from the way the pen
operates that he can learn to use it on his own through learning which way to
turn, what the operation feels like, and if nothing else, how to use the
plunger.

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Debbie

Debbie,

I take metformin extended release. it is listed on my rx bottle

Metformin HCL ER 500 MG T(TEVA)

maybe that will help you on what you want.

Dale

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Hi Pat,

I am taking metformin extended also. I was taking 500 in the morning
and 500 at dinner. Two doctors told me that was wrong for ME. ( We
are all different, so I am not saying what you are doing is wrong) My
doctor told me that I should take the extended 1000 at dinner together.
Maybe something you want to talk with your doctor about, maybe it is
more effective that way and you will not have to increase the
metformin. Just a thought.

Dale

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is there a reason that byetta doesn’t come in a vial? i hated pens when i
used them for insulin and don’t think much of this pen.

also, my dr gave me 3 refills on the 5 pen script. don’t i go to 10 when
this one’s done?

jodi

The lizard strikes back… oy!

Jodi stated
so at 10 pm i was at 194 took 40 units of lantus and ate an orange
at 2 am i was 200
at 6:30 am this morning i was at 152

If you hadnt eaten the orange you probably would have been at 152 at
2am and maybe 120 by 630. If my numbers are over 150 I dont eat
anything before bed. Actually if they are over 120 I dont, but thats
me. You wont go low starting out that high with just lantus onboard.
The orange has a lot of fruit sugar which boosts the numbers fast.
Maybe you need to keep your original dose of lantus for awhile til you
see how the byetta is going to affect your numbers. Just because some
lower their dose doesnt mean you will have to. Some have high fasting
numbers with byetta and need the basal to help keep them under
control. Sounds like you might be one of those, at least in the
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NEW YORK (AP) - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares dipped Thursday after
the biotech company fell short of Wall Street expectations and said that
demand for its Byetta treatment has exceeded supply. <snip>

I’m glad I have more than one month onboard in the fridge! <s>

Hi

Had my one month appointment with the dietian since i started byetta.
And my sugars are good according to her and i have Lost 17lbs. I am so
happy!

I started the 10 pen beginning of this week and it is doing a great job.

The dietian said keep up the good work and to make myself a jornual
other then just my food and sugar diaries. And to get a buddy to work
with me also.

but what kind of dressing do they like? i normally do zesty italian and
though it did stay down last night, i had 1 cup of lettuce with 1 tbl of
dressing at noon and it was awful tasting!

i don’t have nausea or that full feeling…more like i’m suddenly anorexic!
that’s not healthy! i had to make the decision to eat breakfast at 9 even
though i was not hungry. i shot the byetta and ate 15 minutes later. just lc
toast, 1 egg, and 1 slice of american cheese grilled.

i figured i try to eat lunch today but yesterday didn’t at all.

jodi