Comments on: Acidity, Ripeness, Fiber, etc and Effect on Glycemic Response

By: Traci Mcgee

Traci Mcgee — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:42:51 +0000

Hello Jennifer, Could you eat smaller meals 6 or more times a day and
take the med further away than you take the Byetta?

I sort of do this as the Byetta lowers my BG for a long period of time
and when I take the 10 dose I can only tolerate a very small snack meal
due to nausea.Sometimes just a cracker or so.

Yes, I know that everyone else takes it before the larger meals of the
day but if I did this I’d spend A LOT of time in bed.

Aloha, Marge

By: witt_1500

witt_1500 — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:41:48 +0000

Unfortunately, the med I need to take has to be taken three times a
day with food… so one with each meal

Jennifer

Could you take it between meals…say two or three hours after a meal, with
a small snack, or even a glass of milk etc.?
This is what I’m doing and it seems to work. Although sometimes I’ll
realize I needed to take them right after I’ve eaten a meal and it’s a looooong
wait before I can take them because I know the food in my stomach won’t
digest anytime soon. (Pain meds)
I also take most of meds at bedtime, since a lot of them make me sleepy
anyway.
I take Prilosec about an hour before my morning/evening meal.
Hope you can find something that works for you. It does take a bit of

experimenting, doesn’t it?
Nancy L

By: beverley90

beverley90 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:03:50 +0000

New to the list, and haven’t introduced myself yet, but had a comment.
Suzanne, you should not be taking any other med with the Synthroid.
I was told that it basically latches on to other meds and keeps them
from absorbing.

Stacy

Oh dear! I guess I can take the Prilosec with breakfast and before dinner.
Things are getting complicated. I also take excedrin for arthritis pain in
the morning and Advil before bed as well as a diuretic every other day in
the morning. I feel pretty good in any case and my thyroid tests are always
normal. Thanks for the heads up and welcome to the list. Suzanne.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:25:52 +0000

Stacy

By: Kraig Caren

Kraig Caren — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:18:42 +0000

On 7/13/07, lisette_me wrote:

<< see i’m in a bad situation. i have interstitial cystitis
(ichelp.org) and one of the biggest things that cause terrible pain
in my bladder is acidic food. so from what you said, maybe that’s
why my sugar is high… …… i have been
eating peanut butter as a source of protein but if i eat too much or
too often then my bladder gets painful and starts a flare up. >>

*I don’t think it would cause your sugar to be high - but not being able to
have it just takes away ONE of your tools to tame it. The peanut butter is
an excellent choice.*
**
*Every day for my mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack I have a slice of
Nature’s Own double fiber bread (only 40 calories and 5 g fiber) with 1/2

TBSP of PB. So, for just under 100 calories each time, I have a snack that
tides me though to the next meal. I have never had my BG go up more than
two points after eating it. The fiber in the bread and the fat in the PB
make it a low glycemic snack.*

By: beverley90

beverley90 — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:10:02 +0000

My schedule so far has been to get up about 6 AM, take my Prilosec, go back
to bed until the alarm goes off at 6:20. Then get up, shower, dress, let the
dog out, get the dog’s breakfast, make my own breakfast. Then about 6:40 AM
I inject the Byetta, wolf down breakfast in about 20 seconds flat, and then
race out the door!

Not exactly the easiest solution, but I just *cannot* get up any earlier. I
do love weekends when the schedule can be a little more leisurely.
Debbie (newbie to both Byetta AND Prilosec)

Sounds hectic, Debbie…..Most days I can sleep until 8 or so. I’m a night
owl and work at home a lot of the time.
I tend to wake up around six and take my Synthroid and the Prilosec and go
back to bed. Then I take the Prilosec again before dinner. I think the

Prilosec helps a lot and I’ve not experienced any nausea or digestive problems.
I
do get headaches from the BYetta but not so often any more. Good luck with

By: beverley90

beverley90 — Thu, 31 May 2007 09:52:06 +0000

Unfortunately, the med I need to take has to be taken three times a
day with food… so one with each meal

Ah, sorry, I missed that….I’m no help I’d check with my doctor….
Suzanne

By: ramonita_1

ramonita_1 — Thu, 31 May 2007 06:26:36 +0000

Hello Jennifer, Could you eat smaller meals 6 or more times a day and
take the med further away than you take the Byetta?

I sort of do this as the Byetta lowers my BG for a long period of time
and when I take the 10 dose I can only tolerate a very small snack meal
due to nausea.Sometimes just a cracker or so.

Yes, I know that everyone else takes it before the larger meals of the
day but if I did this I’d spend A LOT of time in bed.

Aloha, Marge

By: Leanna Treva

Leanna Treva — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:19:26 +0000

I take prilosec twice a day before breakfast and dinner. This makes it a bit
tough with the Byetta since generally I leave for work 6:45 AM, and need to
have taken my Byetta and eaten breakfast before I go!

Not exactly the easiest solution, but I just *cannot* get up any earlier. I
do love weekends when the schedule can be a little more leisurely.

By: beverley90

beverley90 — Wed, 30 May 2007 16:40:21 +0000

I’m more concerned about the other meds and if their effectiveness
gets compromised. Or if other troubles crop up. My worry is that I
have meds that I need to take with meals three times a day (Citric K
for uric acid).

Jennifer, check with your doctor but perhaps lunch is the best meal to take
meds with as it’s furthest away from when you take the Byetta…I’m assuming
that’s the best time to take my vitamins without interacting with the Byetta.
I take some supplements that help with arthritis that are important for
me….

Suzanne

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