Diabetes & Byetta

Hi to all of you! You may not realize it but I owe you all many, many
thanks already. I’ve been reading these messages for over 3 weeks,
when I started I so afraid and so intimidated by this medication, you
all have taught me so much and more importantly, I’ve learned that my
feelings and reactions are shared by many.

I am learning to cope with the side effects, each day is better than
the previous and like others, I am thrilled with the results so far!
I was diagnosed about 5 years ago and controlled it by diet, then diet
and oral meds (glucophage), I lost 50# and then decided that I was
fine. I had no health coverage for a year and was not able,
financlially, to keep up with the cost of testing supplies and
bloodwork and my BG soared. When I had bloodwork done last month my BG
was nearly 400. So Byetta came into my life, with its help and getting
my eatting habits corrected I’ve brought my morning fasting readings
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Effective Feb 11, 2007 you do not have to refrigerate your Byetta pen AFTER
you start using it. You should keep it refrigerated until your first use.
You must keep it below 77 degrees F.

I plan to keep mine refrigerated except when it is inconvenient to do so.
Living in the Houston area, leaving it out most of the year is not an
option.

You can read this latest update at:

The ADA put this article in their most recent newsletter. They did not even
MENTION Byetta as an option! Why not???

*Using Insulin for Type 2*

Treating type 2 diabetes is an art and a science. Doctors learn the science
from published studies. They learn the art though experience. Thus, some
doctors prefer certain diabetes medications, other doctors sing the praises
of other medications.

Then look at the patients. Each has different medical needs, different
lifestyles, and their own prejudices about certain medications. So there is
no single "right way" to treat type 2 diabetes.

However, the American Diabetes Association, with the European Association
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the CDC has linked 288 cases of food borne illness to Peter Pan peanut
butter products. check the article for the product code if you have this
brand in your pantry.

Scheduled Groups Maintenance Thursday, February 15

Hey everyone!

Well I have been on Byetta for a little over 3 months now and today i had a
check up. First, I lost a total of 16 pounds so far and my hgba1c went from a
13,5 to a 6.7!!!!

hi everyone, my name is judi and ive recently joined your group. im 53 y/o
and live in ny. im type 2 and have recently been put on byetta by a new endo
that i found. im having trouble going to low after my morning dose. anyone else
having problems with that? hugs, judi

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Hello Everyone,
I just started the Byetta 5 this weekend so that I could quit using
Actos (which was killing me with side effects). So far I have no side
effects from the Byetta, however my fasting BGL in the morning has
really risen. It seems my BGL is working properly during the day, but
by morning it has shot up 40-50 points. Has this happened to anyone
else? Am I doing something wrong with the Byetta?
Thanks - Lisa

When I inject in my belly I sometimes get a drop or 2 of blood.
This hapened yesterday and some how some blood went back into
the injector is it still safe to use? I can get another pin tomorow
but hate to throw out the last few shots left in this one.