Diabetes & Byetta

The FDA has approved Januvia, (sitagliptin, which is a once daily pill
using the same incretin effect that byetta does. Byetta mimics glp-1 a
hormone produced in the gut after meals that prompt insulin release when
glucose levels rise. Natural glp-1 is quickly broken down and diabetics
don’t produce enough. This pill prvents glp-1 from being broken down
quickly so the amount the gut does produce stays at high levels for long
periods to prompt insulin when glucose levels rise.

The only major difference is from byetta that research testing showed was
little or no weight loss and it had fewer side effects, most likely because
the levels of the hormone are not as high as byetta injections when it is
working. A1c and daily glucose and other diabetic treatment effects were
similar to byetta. Like byetta also it shows promise of allowing beta
cells to regenerate.

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I am within a couple days of ending my month on the 10mcg pen, and
have not gotten over the hump with the nausea and vomiting. I had
two good days….wondered how that could be possible, and discovered
that my pen was not working. When I reset the pen, a huge amount of
medication went spraying across the room. It seemed like more than
the normal new pen test…but I don’t see how it could be more than
one dose, when I was resetting the pen after each injection.
Anyway, I am sure glad that I did not get that massive injection of
medication. I wonder if the bad nausea and occasion vomiting that I
experience is like an overdose.

Last night I had to miss the evening dose due to an unexpected out
of town trip directly after work. Without the shot, I still had the
appetite suppressant effect, only eating about 1/4 of my food. I
did not experience any nausea, but this morning after taking the 10
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Hello.
I told you already, that I started Byetta today. So, how long does it take to
start feeling side effects like headache, nausea, etc., and when do you start
feeling full?
The last one is very important to me, because I really expecting to loose
weight with the help of Byetta.
Thanks, Ellen.

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Hello.
I just started Byetta at usual 5ug.
I have questions. How long one injection is active in a body, how long does it
take to excrete it from a body?
Thank you.
Ellen.

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Hi Ruby,

Byetta effects everyone differently: some have horrible nausea at first,
some have very mild nausea, others just feel full. The only way to find out how
any drug’s potential side effects will affect you is to try it.

Metformin gave me horrible gastro side effects, both the quick release and
the XR… and I tried for months with every remedy known to mankind, including
yogurt.

Byetta, on the other hand, doesn’t cause me any gastro trouble except for an
occasional sour stomach. I feel full most of the time, and food just isn’t
appealing which is a HUGE plus for me! You know how you just don’t even want
to look at food after you’ve finished Thanksgiving dinner? That’s how Byetta
works for me.
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I take my glucotrol and avandia every morning. Then my byetta shot and
eat breakfast. I take glucotrol and my evening meal then have dinner.

Dale

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Hello.
Sorry for the "OT" post, but I do not have any other source of getting
information.
Can somebody tell me where can I get information about Medicaid. I am looking
for an independent source, that will tell me truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, without being suspicious of why I am asking questions or why did
not I go to my caseworker.
Thank you.
Ellen.

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My GP has suggested I try Byetta. I have asked my shrink about
possible interactions with Effexor, Ritalin, Trazadone or Lorazepam,
but he has been unable to find any information. I’ve searched the net
and come up empty myself.

Anyone here have any experience combining Byetta and anti-depressants?

Thanks

Kevin

Thought I would share this one since it could maybe save someone else going
through it. I got home from work last night and got dinner done, fed the kids,
took my meds & Byetta Shot and rushed out to the football game, my son’s.
Took daughter with me too, she’s 11. it’s about 7pm, I’m feeling rushed…lol I
should have known, I get that I’m late feeling and hyper. but I thought it
was just from rushing and then about 8pm it hit me, well I should say I hit
it, I was sitting on the aluminum bleachers and passed out. I was only out a
minute or so they say, my daughter handled her self so well, she told the
people that I was a diabetic and their’s always an ambulance at the game, well
I
awoke to all these people around me and extremely out of it. They tested my bs
and I was 32. I didn’t want to go to the hospital but they made me, lights