Comments on: Byetta Scheduling http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/ Byetta is an Incretin Mimetic, blog for diabetics! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Kraig Caren http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23585 Kraig Caren Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:03:45 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23585 On 1/17/07, Demetria-Beth Hansen wrote: << I take my byetta with Lunch and it works fine. I don't eat much breakfast, so I need it more with Lunch then I do with breakfast. I think the literature says as long as it is 6 hours apart, which yours would be. In fact, I think it would work better for you that way. Especially if you have a lite breakfast anyway. >> Thanks for your advice. (and all the others). I will plan to try it on a weekend first. On 1/17/07, Demetria-Beth Hansen wrote:
<< I take my byetta with Lunch and it works fine. I don’t eat much
breakfast,
so I need it more with Lunch then I do with breakfast. I think the
literature says as long as it is 6 hours apart, which yours would be. In
fact, I think it would work better for you that way. Especially if you have
a lite breakfast anyway. >>

Thanks for your advice. (and all the others). I will plan to try it on a
weekend first.

]]> By: Patricia Petty http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23584 Patricia Petty Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:31:40 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23584 Nita, I take my byetta with Lunch and it works fine. I don't eat much breakfast, so I need it more with Lunch then I do with breakfast. I think the literature says as long as it is 6 hours apart, which yours would be. In fact, I think it would work better for you that way. Especially if you have a lite breakfast anyway. Demetria-Beth I am wanting to try something and would like an opinion. Right now I am taking 5mg Byetta at 5:00 AM and eating my breakfast on my way into work between 5:15 and 5:30. I work 10 hour+ days with a very long commute. I leave work at about 5PM and do not arrive home until between 6 and 7PM. Then the Byetta and wait 15-20 minutes to eat. The good point is this does <!--more--> keep my Byetta fairly balanced at 12 hours apart. However, I do have to deal with hunger at lunch I am being disciplined and eating a small healthy meal and do not snack, but it is more difficult than the other two meals. This routine forces me to eat much earlier than I would like to - I would rather eat at my desk around 7 AM. My Solo low glycemic bar will hold me 5-6 hours with or without Byetta. I have been thinking about not taking the Byetta in the morning and eating my breakfast at 7AM...... then taking the Byetta at 11:30 and eating at noon - then my second Byetta as I have been doing between 6 and 7PM before dinner. Has anybody tried this? Results? (I move up to the 10 pen next week) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Nita,

I take my byetta with Lunch and it works fine. I don’t eat much breakfast,
so I need it more with Lunch then I do with breakfast. I think the
literature says as long as it is 6 hours apart, which yours would be. In
fact, I think it would work better for you that way. Especially if you have
a lite breakfast anyway.

Demetria-Beth

I am wanting to try something and would like an opinion. Right now I am
taking 5mg Byetta at 5:00 AM and eating my breakfast on my way into work
between 5:15 and 5:30. I work 10 hour+ days with a very long commute. I
leave work at about 5PM and do not arrive home until between 6 and 7PM.
Then the Byetta and wait 15-20 minutes to eat. The good point is this does

keep my Byetta fairly balanced at 12 hours apart. However, I do have to
deal with hunger at lunch I am being disciplined and eating a small healthy
meal and do not snack, but it is more difficult than the other two meals.

This routine forces me to eat much earlier than I would like to - I would
rather eat at my desk around 7 AM. My Solo low glycemic bar will hold me
5-6 hours with or without Byetta.

I have been thinking about not taking the Byetta in the morning and eating
my breakfast at 7AM…… then taking the Byetta at 11:30 and eating at noon
- then my second Byetta as I have been doing between 6 and 7PM before
dinner.

Has anybody tried this? Results? (I move up to the 10 pen next week)

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

]]> By: Hope Atkins http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23583 Hope Atkins Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:56:22 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23583 because they way i work I have a schedule with byetta that is sort of off the beaten path. I work 2nd shift from 4pm until midnight. My endo told me I can take Byetta with my lunch and then again with dinner. I take it around 11:30- 1pm (within those hours) and have my lunch and then again at work around 7pm -9pm and have my dinner. i am only on the 5 pen because the 10 was too much for me to handle. My numbers have came down considerable! I am wanting to try something and would like an opinion. Right now I am taking 5mg Byetta at 5:00 AM and eating my breakfast on my way into work between 5:15 and 5:30. I work 10 hour+ days with a very long commute. I leave work at about 5PM and do not arrive home until between 6 and 7PM. Then the Byetta and wait 15-20 minutes to eat. The good point is this does keep my Byetta fairly balanced at 12 hours apart. However, I do have to deal with hunger at lunch I am being disciplined and eating a small healthy meal and do not snack, but it is more difficult than the other two meals. <!--more--> This routine forces me to eat much earlier than I would like to - I would rather eat at my desk around 7 AM. My Solo low glycemic bar will hold me 5-6 hours with or without Byetta. I have been thinking about not taking the Byetta in the morning and eating my breakfast at 7AM...... then taking the Byetta at 11:30 and eating at noon - then my second Byetta as I have been doing between 6 and 7PM before dinner. Has anybody tried this? Results? (I move up to the 10 pen next week) because they way i work I have a schedule with byetta that is sort of off the
beaten path. I work 2nd shift from 4pm until midnight. My endo told me I can
take Byetta with my lunch and then again with dinner. I take it around 11:30-
1pm (within those hours) and have my lunch and then again at work around 7pm
-9pm and have my dinner. i am only on the 5 pen because the 10 was too much for
me to handle. My numbers have came down considerable!

I am wanting to try something and would like an opinion. Right now I am
taking 5mg Byetta at 5:00 AM and eating my breakfast on my way into work
between 5:15 and 5:30. I work 10 hour+ days with a very long commute. I
leave work at about 5PM and do not arrive home until between 6 and 7PM.
Then the Byetta and wait 15-20 minutes to eat. The good point is this does
keep my Byetta fairly balanced at 12 hours apart. However, I do have to
deal with hunger at lunch I am being disciplined and eating a small healthy
meal and do not snack, but it is more difficult than the other two meals.

This routine forces me to eat much earlier than I would like to - I would
rather eat at my desk around 7 AM. My Solo low glycemic bar will hold me
5-6 hours with or without Byetta.

I have been thinking about not taking the Byetta in the morning and eating
my breakfast at 7AM…… then taking the Byetta at 11:30 and eating at noon
- then my second Byetta as I have been doing between 6 and 7PM before
dinner.

Has anybody tried this? Results? (I move up to the 10 pen next week)

]]> By: Keri Kristal http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23582 Keri Kristal Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:51:59 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23582 Nita: On weekdays I don't move my Byetta to lunch time. However, on weekends I have "brunch" mid-morning and dinner. Works for me. I've also heard that some docs say to use Byetta before your two biggest meals. I think the only timing issue is to make sure the doses are at least 6 hours apart. Alyne T2, Dx 8-03, D&E, Metformin and Byetta Nita:

On weekdays I don’t move my Byetta to lunch time.
However, on weekends I have "brunch" mid-morning and
dinner. Works for me. I’ve also heard that some docs
say to use Byetta before your two biggest meals. I
think the only timing issue is to make sure the doses
are at least 6 hours apart.

Alyne T2, Dx 8-03, D&E, Metformin and Byetta

]]> By: Neva Marjory http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23581 Neva Marjory Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:23:18 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2006/04/15/byetta-scheduling/#comment-23581 i haven't but it sounds like it may be a pain since you will now have to take the byetta with you as well as store it. wouldn't be bad once they officially say it can stay out of the fridge while being used like an insulin vial or pen. just my opinion... jodi I am wanting to try something and would like an opinion. Right now I am taking 5mg Byetta at 5:00 AM and eating my breakfast on my way into work between 5:15 and 5:30. I work 10 hour+ days with a very long commute. I leave work at about 5PM and do not arrive home until between 6 and 7PM. Then the Byetta and wait 15-20 minutes to eat. The good point is this does keep my Byetta fairly balanced at 12 hours apart. However, I do have to deal with hunger at lunch I am being disciplined and eating a small healthy meal and do not snack, but it is more difficult than the other two meals. <!--more--> This routine forces me to eat much earlier than I would like to - I would rather eat at my desk around 7 AM. My Solo low glycemic bar will hold me 5-6 hours with or without Byetta. I have been thinking about not taking the Byetta in the morning and eating my breakfast at 7AM...... then taking the Byetta at 11:30 and eating at noon - then my second Byetta as I have been doing between 6 and 7PM before dinner. Has anybody tried this? Results? (I move up to the 10 pen next week) i haven’t but it sounds like it may be a pain since you will now have to
take the byetta with you as well as store it. wouldn’t be bad once they
officially say it can stay out of the fridge while being used like an
insulin vial or pen. just my opinion…

jodi

I am wanting to try something and would like an opinion. Right now I am
taking 5mg Byetta at 5:00 AM and eating my breakfast on my way into work
between 5:15 and 5:30. I work 10 hour+ days with a very long commute. I
leave work at about 5PM and do not arrive home until between 6 and 7PM.
Then the Byetta and wait 15-20 minutes to eat. The good point is this does
keep my Byetta fairly balanced at 12 hours apart. However, I do have to
deal with hunger at lunch I am being disciplined and eating a small healthy
meal and do not snack, but it is more difficult than the other two meals.

This routine forces me to eat much earlier than I would like to - I would
rather eat at my desk around 7 AM. My Solo low glycemic bar will hold me
5-6 hours with or without Byetta.

I have been thinking about not taking the Byetta in the morning and eating
my breakfast at 7AM…… then taking the Byetta at 11:30 and eating at noon
- then my second Byetta as I have been doing between 6 and 7PM before
dinner.

Has anybody tried this? Results? (I move up to the 10 pen next week)

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