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Hi. Just started first injection bydureon yesterday. Sugars high so still taking byetatta . Looking at the pharmacokinetics, s steady state is not reached for 10 weeks. Certainly the blood concentration of bydureon is not much till after the first month. I Will still take byetta another week...

Hi all its been a while since I last logged on, and now about 9 months on byetta. My experiences are Weight- down 7 pounds HbA1C- 6.6% down to 5.6% this week. Apetite -reduced a wee bit but early satiety more marked Nausea- very rare Novorapid- reduced from 80-100 units per day to about...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi Akela Sue good to hear you are doing well. I reduced my levemir for the first time in ages yesterday- the Byetta seems to be kicking in now in the third month of use. My novorapid is less athan a quarter than it was before I started byetta. Just amazing. I did my...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi Dennis just been busy. A new beaver scout colony started in my village last september (45th Greenock and district. See me in a german 'youth' style shirt at http://www.greenockanddistrictscouts.or ... -district/). I became the group scout leader at a military style...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? I last was on the site about 20 pages ago. Now into on my 3rd month on Exenatide. I was on 100 levemir and 50-80 novorapid, with metformin before. First month- no big changes- a little satiey control. No weight loss. No nausea 2nd month- decreasing novorapid to 40units...

As it is so overwhelmingly inherited, it coud stuff your offspring chances of ever getting insurance. Be careful. I am a MODY (unofficial). My daughter takes after me, so I need to get her into a way of living that will help prevent earlier hyperglycaemia.

IMHO, Dennis' post is fine. I test regularily to see what my insulin dosing is like. I test a lot more as I have recently added exenatide into the mix. I have drastically reduced my short acting insulin by about 40%. As a type 2, it is a process of defining which foods cause big BS highs, in...

I still would not call these morning post prandial spikes a problem. You have good morning control. Your A1c rise is related to another part of the day. Good luck.

If your profile reflects your long term control, well , its very good. If yur A1C is high, it must be a problem with the rest of the day. If your largest meal is in the evening- concentrate your testing on that meal. I think your profile is execellent after breakfast. The rest if the forum...

I spy on a diabeologisls' forum- they seem to treat at this age if they have hyperglycaemia symptoms eg lethargy, nocturia (peeing at night), thirst etc. Whatever works for her works obviuosly. On the aside, they also seem to believe that the improvements in outcomes and complications (eg...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? my control was good up till now. might have to look at other insulins. eg actrapid/insulintard etc to get the peaks right. more experimentation ahead. pleased with early effects.

Re: Anyone use Byetta? day 4 on exenatide Mild reduction in apetite. No nausea what so ever. Big change in post prandial BS after main meal. BS raised as I have reduced levemir and novorapid as a precaution.

Keep increasing the dose gradually until your BG profile is acceptable. If you are type 2 then stay on metformin if you have no bad effects on your gut. I am on 100 units once a day of levemir and 40-80 units per day of novorapid. Its a lot. I am about to add in exenatide next week as well...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Thanks Dennis The 5mcg syringe in is my fridge. But I have too much stuff on the next few days - so I will start next wednesday. Having as much spicy stuff as I can get beforehand. Cheers

I hate injecting in toilets- so I inject at the table. It is very similar to breast feeding in public. It causes no harm to anybody but there are a small minority who find it offensice. Causing offense does not cause harm (see John S Mill). Personally, if someone finds it offensive then this...

I did ask my rheumatology colleagues last year about this. They weren't sure or particilarily aware of BS rises after steroid injections- but there are reports that diabetics should expect an increase in blood sugar for at least a few days after a steroid injection. I give a lot of steroid...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Well. the script is finally at the pharmacy today. Will pick up tomorrow but will start it on Saturday. As a big insulin user, it is intriguing to know how I will do both short and long term. Will be charting my weight and insulin dosages for my consultant (my retired...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi folks been talking about it for a while. My diabetologist wrote to my GP this week to write me up. Will start in 2 weeks time as I am off work for a week on holiday. We are both not sure what to do with my insulin (levemir 92 units, novorapid 30-70 units per day). We...

I might have it on my bad leg (above osteomyelitis and charcot foot). It might be a bit of psoriasis. Controlled well on epaderm ointment. Flares up if my foot swells or I forget to put epaderm on it. Its a strange skin problem.

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi I was offered Byetta 4 months ago. But I was doing so well generally and losing weight with exercise. But my foot got worse after spraining my ankle 3 weeks ago, I gone bakcwards a wee bit. So I need to take it easy until it improves. Thus I asked my diabetologist...