Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hello Terry, Yes, Byetta can be given alone, but is usually given with metformin. People can have some nausea and even vomiting within first starting on it, which is why the doctor usually starts people out on it at a low dosage and then raising the dosage when he/she finds they are tolerating it okay. I have had some friends who lost weight on it as it decreased their appetite, but I ahead a couple of friends who did not lose weight as it did not affect them that way. You won't know until you try it. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Terri S Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 6:16 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Byetta Hello everyone, I don't post much on here. However, I have a few questions concerning Byetta, that I hope someone can answer. I asked my doctor last week, if he would consider putting me on Byetta. I have a hard time controlling my appitite, and I have gained 5 pounds back, from the seventeen I lost. This has not made me happy at all. I only have 2 meetings left with my dietician. Right now I am on Lantus. I'm not sure if I spelled that correctly. I take 25 units at night. Anyway, my doctor said that he would consider putting me on Byetta, if I gave him some blood sugar results for about a month, so I told him I would do this. He also asked me to make sure my drug plan will cover it, which they will. So here are my questions. Can Byetta be taken just by itself? Or is it usually taken in combination with something else? How often is it usually taken? What are some side affects you can have with it? What are some of the major benefits you have seen, for yourself? Any help or advice anyone can give me will be very much appreciated. Thank you, Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hello Terry, Yes, Byetta can be given alone, but is usually given with metformin. People can have some nausea and even vomiting within first starting on it, which is why the doctor usually starts people out on it at a low dosage and then raising the dosage when he/she finds they are tolerating it okay. I have had some friends who lost weight on it as it decreased their appetite, but I ahead a couple of friends who did not lose weight as it did not affect them that way. You won't know until you try it. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Terri S Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 6:16 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Byetta Hello everyone, I don't post much on here. However, I have a few questions concerning Byetta, that I hope someone can answer. I asked my doctor last week, if he would consider putting me on Byetta. I have a hard time controlling my appitite, and I have gained 5 pounds back, from the seventeen I lost. This has not made me happy at all. I only have 2 meetings left with my dietician. Right now I am on Lantus. I'm not sure if I spelled that correctly. I take 25 units at night. Anyway, my doctor said that he would consider putting me on Byetta, if I gave him some blood sugar results for about a month, so I told him I would do this. He also asked me to make sure my drug plan will cover it, which they will. So here are my questions. Can Byetta be taken just by itself? Or is it usually taken in combination with something else? How often is it usually taken? What are some side affects you can have with it? What are some of the major benefits you have seen, for yourself? Any help or advice anyone can give me will be very much appreciated. Thank you, Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hello Terry, Yes, Byetta can be given alone, but is usually given with metformin. People can have some nausea and even vomiting within first starting on it, which is why the doctor usually starts people out on it at a low dosage and then raising the dosage when he/she finds they are tolerating it okay. I have had some friends who lost weight on it as it decreased their appetite, but I ahead a couple of friends who did not lose weight as it did not affect them that way. You won't know until you try it. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Terri S Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 6:16 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Byetta Hello everyone, I don't post much on here. However, I have a few questions concerning Byetta, that I hope someone can answer. I asked my doctor last week, if he would consider putting me on Byetta. I have a hard time controlling my appitite, and I have gained 5 pounds back, from the seventeen I lost. This has not made me happy at all. I only have 2 meetings left with my dietician. Right now I am on Lantus. I'm not sure if I spelled that correctly. I take 25 units at night. Anyway, my doctor said that he would consider putting me on Byetta, if I gave him some blood sugar results for about a month, so I told him I would do this. He also asked me to make sure my drug plan will cover it, which they will. So here are my questions. Can Byetta be taken just by itself? Or is it usually taken in combination with something else? How often is it usually taken? What are some side affects you can have with it? What are some of the major benefits you have seen, for yourself? Any help or advice anyone can give me will be very much appreciated. Thank you, Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Someone asked: " So here are my questions. Can Byetta be taken just by itself? Or is it usually taken in combination with something else? " It was originally used alone but now in combination with all major classes of diabetes drugs except such as those as januvia. " How often is it usually taken? " Almost always twice daily before the first and third meals. " What are some side affects you can have with it? " What are some of the major benefits you have seen, for yourself? " For some a side effect is significant weight loss. This is because it blunts appetite. It can have significant upset stomach effects in some which have caused a few to stop using it. Theese are the two major ones most reported, there are others less often reported. Recall that some have none of them. For some the weight and stomach effects decrease with time. I do not use it. I have for reasons of my own read extensively about it. There is a byetta yahoo group I follow. It can have remarkable effects in lowering bg and if weight loss occurs in an overall inprovement in diabetic health related issues. These effects are so obvious that some who do have stomach reactions continue to use it because nothing else has had such positive benefit for them. This includes for some stopping the use of all other diabetic drugs and using it alone. XB IC|XC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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