Recent Content by Lil Norm

Dennis. Thanks for your post. I find it quite confusing, this Byetta business. When I first start my levels go down and I get all pleased. then after a couple of days back up they go. I'm also on metformin (850x3). My nurse did say that perhaps I need to go back onto gliclazide and...

Hi everyone, I haven't been on the forum for a couple of weeks so I'm not sure if this has been discussed before - point me in the right direction if it has!! I've been 5mcg byetta for a month but it hasn't lowered my hba1c (9.1 on day 1, 9 today). I'm going onto the 10mcg pen but I was...

Thanks Pauline - do you have to leave it somewhere cool then? Norma

Silvercat I spoke to my nurse today and she's going to phone the company about air bubbles and bruises - apparently the bruisers could be tiny blood vessels on the surface but they should be 'big'. I'll let you know what she comes back with. I feel quite lucky in that my nausea seems to be...

Silvercat I'm so sorry you feel so awful - I'm kinda alright (but who knows what's to come?!). After I read your post I realised that I really grip the pen tight too. I'm sure we'll both get the knack of it and then wonder what all the fuss was about. My big problem is air bubbles in the...

Hi Iahdida. Hope you continue to feel better about things. It's swings and roundabouts really but you'll get there in the end and find you have longer periods of being in control than not. Dennis, I just caught your post about the frio bag and was wondering if anyone uses this for their...

Silvercat. I am having similar problems as you - a couple of bruises and a spot of blood when I pull the needle out. I laughed at Dennis's comment (Dennis, not in a horrible way), because I am a couple of stone overweight and an "apple" shape so I can't believe I'm getting through all the fat...

Thanks to you all for your comments which I didn't read due to a problem (user, not machine!). This is my third day on the spit (I probably won't continue calling it that). Was ecstatic on the first day as my BG was very low after taking it. Then it zooped up the following day and today...

Thanks Dennis - I was hoping you'd know.:) I panicked because on the leaflet it said to expect one bubble, but I had one big one and then loads of smaller ones - my BG are quite high so I thought maybe the dose wasn't getting pushed out. Maybe I need to be careful how to insert the needle...

Hi I wonder if someone could help - I have been using byetta for just a couple of days and tonight after my injection I noticed there are a few air bubbles in my pen. I check the FAQ on the byetta website but all they say is "an air bubble won't harm you". Do I need to do anything? Did I...

Guys - thanks for your help. I have printed off the guidance notes on the byetta website so I think I'm OK about this but am a bit worried about it all - I am on metformin plus ramipril & simvastatin. I am already very nauseous (could be the met and/or sim) so this side affect could be a...

Hi I'm about to go on Byetta this week and wanted to ask your advice. Because my diabetes has been behaving badly this year I have lost about a stone in weight (which for a 4ft 11inch lady who is dumpy is excellent news:)). Could anyone please let me know if this will immediately go back...

Thanks. I thought they were registered with DANT (or something like that) and that they could give advice about my health problems (diabetes and PCOS). I'll have to investigate a little further I think. There certainly is lots of good advice on this forum and I haven't even read half the...

Hi everyone Has anyone ever visited a registered nutrionist for their diabetes? I'm thinking it might be a good thing to do but would like to hear of any experiences. Thanks Norma