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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 92633" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p><strong>Re: Anyone use Byetta?</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi Keefyboy,</p><p></p><p>It does seem that the guys suffer less from the nausea side effect than the girls do, and nobody (including Eli Lilly) knows why. I have my own theory that it is down to the fact that blokes tend to eat more highly spiced foods than the ladies do. For example, look at the really hot curries, like vindaloo, or an extra-hot Mexican chilli. It seems to be nearly always the blokes who go for it and rarely the ladies. I reckon years of mistreatment of our digestive systems makes them much more tolerant of things like Byetta! :lol: </p><p></p><p>If I can just clarify one point you made - eating one hour after your injection is NOT the suggested way. If you read the patient instruction leaflet that comes with each pen it confirms one hour is the MAXIMUM time you should leave between injection and eating, not the recommended time. You can inject at any time in the 60 minutes prior to eating and there is absolutely no difference in effectiveness. But for those who are suffering from nausea, then injecting immediately before you eat seems to reduce the nausea.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you will probably be moved up to the 10mcg pen if the 5mcg level hasn't made much inroad on your BS levels. But you will need to finish the full 30 days on the lower dose before going up to the higher dose. This is because it takes 30 days for your body to fully acclimatise to Byetta, regardless of whether you get any nausea side-effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 92633, member: 1338"] [b]Re: Anyone use Byetta?[/b] Hi Keefyboy, It does seem that the guys suffer less from the nausea side effect than the girls do, and nobody (including Eli Lilly) knows why. I have my own theory that it is down to the fact that blokes tend to eat more highly spiced foods than the ladies do. For example, look at the really hot curries, like vindaloo, or an extra-hot Mexican chilli. It seems to be nearly always the blokes who go for it and rarely the ladies. I reckon years of mistreatment of our digestive systems makes them much more tolerant of things like Byetta! :lol: If I can just clarify one point you made - eating one hour after your injection is NOT the suggested way. If you read the patient instruction leaflet that comes with each pen it confirms one hour is the MAXIMUM time you should leave between injection and eating, not the recommended time. You can inject at any time in the 60 minutes prior to eating and there is absolutely no difference in effectiveness. But for those who are suffering from nausea, then injecting immediately before you eat seems to reduce the nausea. It sounds like you will probably be moved up to the 10mcg pen if the 5mcg level hasn't made much inroad on your BS levels. But you will need to finish the full 30 days on the lower dose before going up to the higher dose. This is because it takes 30 days for your body to fully acclimatise to Byetta, regardless of whether you get any nausea side-effects. [/QUOTE]
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