Re: Anyone use Byetta?
Hi RWJ
Glad things are working out for you
I have been on Byetta now for 37 days (one pen and one week in Byetta-speak!). I too have to force myself to have lunch which is a good thing for me! I do get the odd fancy for something mid afternoon but now feel I can't be bothered to get anything! I lost 9 lb in the first month and my nurse said she is happy with this - I am very overweight but she would prefer it to come of slowly and surely. Suits me as by not starving myself like one can do with faddy diets, I am more inclined to stick with it.
Meant to post a follow up to my previous post re the air bubbles so I am combining answers! Had a nice chat to the pharmacist - he was a bit stumped about the little bubbles so went through the whole procedure with me. We both think that I may have let in some air by not resetting the pen immediately after dosing as I tend to replace the safety cap before resetting - I don't twist it or remove the needle- just cover it to stop myself catching it while I fiddle with the knob! However this could put slight pressure on the needle so he said to reset then replace the safety cap, then complete the twist and remove procedure. He advised that when I get the next pen, monitor this and if I still get the small bubbles he will get in touch with Lillys. He admitted that he has issued too few of these pens as yet to be able to say for sure if this is a common problem.
However, what he did say was that a small amount of air injected into fat/muscle like we are doing will not harm us- this is only a problem when injecting into the blood. Excess air in the pen could affect the dose however, but if there is enough left in the pen to finish the 30 days but not by more than a dose or two, then all is probably well. What he did advise with regard to my current pen which is only one week old, is to insert the needle and dial the dose, then to hold the pen with the needle pointing downwards and flick the pen like they do on the movies with conventional syringes and this will drive bubbles away from the needle point and lessen the chance of it interfering with the dose. Hope this helps Jengeo.