update on 10 pen
called the local diabetes educator and had a talk with her. she is not
personally seeing anyone on insulin using byetta but know it’s being written
off label.
i told her what all has been going on and she had some suggestions. one is
to have the doctor due a test to see if i have lost pancreatic function. 2
is to go back on the 5 pen and see if by some fluke by body likes that
better. 3 is that byetta did what it could and has now quit (since it’s off
label for insulin users she said that could be an issue and byetta may even
know that). 4 is to keep upping the lantus till i get it to a basal that
works again.
also said to call byetta again and let them know it’s still not working. we
talked about that prime time report on last week with fake drugs too. mostly
viagra and the like but with the shortage of spit, it could be an issue. who
knows at this point!
i am frustrated as she told me the leviquin would not affect the spit or
insulin. and she didn’t think the boil (healed) or even minor pleurisy would
raise bg’s to where they wouldn’t go lower with the increased lantus either.
she said my carb intake was too low but we all know they push the ada diet
which is not the best thing for us.
jodi