How quickly does byetta work after meals?
I’m interested what the byetta is doing to decrease glucose peaks in terms
of speed of change. I assume most reports of after meals are at the two
hour point. Has anyone done a test at the 1 and 2 hour points to see how
quickly the fall is and to do it with and without byetta?
The interest is if peaks are still somewhat high but fall quickly with
byetta or if the peak is also blunted with a slower fall? All diabetics
suffer from not having enough insulin soon enough to flatten the first
glucose uptake, and thus the peak. This fast response in non diabetics is
called the 1st phase response. If byetta is providing a 1st phase response
then even the peak will be blunted, if not then it will still be highish
but with a rapid fall to get the better post meal numbers being reported.
Thanks in advance
XB
IC|XC
November 18th, 2004 at 6:31 am
XB,
Actually, I don’t have too little insulin, I have too
much. However, I don’t respond to what I have
(insulin resistance) so I’ll be darned if I understand
how the byetta works with me unless is to double or
triple the already high output.
For me the response is both after meals and a