New here and just started Byette 5mg 7 days ago
I am new here! I have already learned alot looking at past
conversations. Thanks everyone! Been on Byetta for 7 days now… with
morning dose have had a good bit of nausea…. is better if I eat 10
min after instead of 45 min. also if I eat more protein seems to be
less. I am overweight (5′ tall or should I say short - 186lbs) and I
am taking Pravachol 20mg,Tricor 145mg,Omacor 1gm, Actos 15mg and now
Byetta 5mg. Had Pancretitus 4 years ago due to high trygricules then
was insulin dependent a year after, then bs went back to normal… just
recently have had problems with bs and doctor started me on the Actos
but my morning fbs still were high, 200 range, so now I am trying
Byetta. First few days bs was all over the place from 220 to 111….
now fbs is better (169)and I have not been hungry (which is a miricle
for me) Thanks Byetta or should I say Skid. do have a question…..
mid day say 4pm my bs seems to go high without eating anything, is this
because the morning dose has wore off? I am praying with Byetta I will
be able to lose weight and get off some of the meds! Feel like I am
becoming a pharmacy at home 
Sorry for my bad spelling and I look
forward to feedback 
February 28th, 2006 at 4:52 am
Maybe you should consider speaking to your physician about changing your
schedule? For example, I take several oral meds/supplements daily in addition to
Byetta 2x daily and Metformin 2X daily. It was very very difficult for me to
wake up, take a shot, eat, wait hours, take the other meds (since you’re really
not supposed to take any other meds with the shot), eat, wait hours, take a
shot, eat, wait hours, have a snack and take the last metformin. And on top of
that, keep that darn pen cold. I found myself not complying with my dosage
recommendation for anything! It was almost a miracle if I got my second shot
in, and all afternoon I was hungry, and would snack and binge. Now, I take my
oral meds when I get up and I eat something small, have a morning snack, then
take my first shot at lunch, take the second metformin at dinner (which is a
small meal usually, but particularly after having taken the shot at lunch), and
have a small snack and the 2nd shot before bed. This
has helped me tremendously. I keep one pen at work in a fridge, and always
have it handy for my biggest meal, lunch. I know everyone’s different, but I
have gained the following benefits:
1. I’m not eating as much at lunch, because I know if I do, the Spit will make
me very uncomfortable, if not sick.
2. My HbA1c has gone from (I hate to say it) 12 !! to 5.4.
3. The dawn effect has been nearly nullified - thank goodness! Even taking the
metformin before bed wasn’t helping with that.
4. I take everything I need to take, and have lowered my blood pressure (and
helped prevent kidney damage) and lowered my choleserol (and helped prevent
heart damage), and have more energy and focus as a result of taking everthing I
should.
5. Most importantly, I don’t feel like a victim anymore; I feel ike I have
taken some control and there may be hope yet!
Sorry about the long post, but I went 6 months and was ready to give up out of
frustration, and am hoping this will help encourage you to stick with it and
find a system that works for you.
Good luck, and best wishes.
-april
February 28th, 2006 at 10:52 am
Hello April, Good post! To make the Byetta work you fit it into your
schedule not fit your life around it.
Two questions…You take your shot before bedtime. Do you eat anything
after the shot? what time is bedtime?
Aloha, Marge
March 1st, 2006 at 9:24 am
Thanks for the post! I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to take any
other meds or supplements with the Byetta. I only take one other Rx,
Metformin, but I take a bunch of supplements and vitamins. I usually
take them right after I have my shot, both in the morning and at night.
Stef