Also curious about the subject of meal frequency. It has been pounded into
my head that we should be eating 6 small meals a day vs. 3 bigger meals. I’m
wondering if anybody actually follows that kind of regime while on byetta.
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*Yes, the timing is difficult. I always wait at least 15 minutes after my
shot to eat and find the appetite suppression seems to work best if I wait
30 minutes so that is what I strive for. I always refill my meds five days
before the 30 days is up so, after three months, I am "ahead" - meaning I
can leave the old one at work and start the new one at home. *
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*I get up at 4:10 AM and leave for work at 5AM and get to work at 6AM. Due

to the traffic, I don’t want to eat and drive and 4:00 is just to early for
me to eat. So, if my FBG is good I wait until I get to work then take the
Byetta and eat 30 minutes later at my desk (I keep cereal and milk and Fiber
One bars at work).*
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*My timing problem is the evening. I can’t take my shot before I leave work
because it takes me anywhere from 1 - 2 hours to get home (I hate Houston
traffic). So I take it right when I walk in the door - which frustrates my
husband because that is when everybody wants to eat. So, I just sit with
them while they eat and about the time they are done I pop my plate in the
microwave a minute and they talk with me while I eat. Not the greatest
solution, but it is a compromise and it is working.
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*As for your question about how many meals. I eat a bowl of cereal for
breakfast and a small piece of fruit (6:30 AM). At 9:30 A.M. I eat 2-3
brazil nuts. I eat a medium size lunch at noon - usually a salad or steamed
veggies - sometimes a PBJ. At 3:30 I either eat a banana or other piece of
fruit - or, if is my Curves day, I have a Fiber One bar. I leave work at
4:45 and get home (or to Curves) around 6:15. I eat whatever my husband has
fixed for dinner; however, I eat smaller portions than in the past. I have
a scoop of Breyers low-carb ice cream immediately after dinner and then
nothing else the rest of the night since I’ve already had a late dinner at
6:30ish.
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