Hi All, this is my first post so please be easy on me if the questions i ask have already been answered 
Right, where do i start. i have been T2 diabetic for nearly 10 years now. started off on Metformin 500 & glimiperide and gradually over the years the doses have been increased and / or other oral medications added / changed, including Gliclazide, Sitagliptin etc. Over the years my weight has also increased and diabetic control has been getting poorer until......................BYETTA!!!
Started on Byetta nearly 2 years ago and have since lost 6 stones in weight, have come off my BP meds, Cholesterol is within good limits and have also now come off Metformin.
Have been on Bydureon for the last 2 months (as it suits my lifestyle better, once a week inj rather than twice daily).
My sugar levels are really good now, Fasting being in the range of 4.5 - 5. 2hrs Post meal being around the 7 mark.
Now, my diabetic consultant has instructed that i come off the Bydureon / Byetta altogether and see where my BG levels are at and if needs be can add Metformin & or other oral med.
The questions i ask (in case anyone is or has been in the same position as me) are :
- If i need to add Metformin only, is there a possibility that i will gain weight?
- Do i have a say as to which therapy i prefer, Ie, I would really like to stay on the inj as it is working so why try and fix it? rather than going down the road of starting on metformin, then adding something else, then changing something else and going full circle to being overweight, poor BG control & then restarting Byetta a few years down the road?
- Can someone stay on Byetta/Bydureon indefinitely as the only therapy even though they are not overweight anymore?
- whats the longest someone has been on Byetta?
Any answers or comments will be really appreciated
Right, where do i start. i have been T2 diabetic for nearly 10 years now. started off on Metformin 500 & glimiperide and gradually over the years the doses have been increased and / or other oral medications added / changed, including Gliclazide, Sitagliptin etc. Over the years my weight has also increased and diabetic control has been getting poorer until......................BYETTA!!!
Started on Byetta nearly 2 years ago and have since lost 6 stones in weight, have come off my BP meds, Cholesterol is within good limits and have also now come off Metformin.
Have been on Bydureon for the last 2 months (as it suits my lifestyle better, once a week inj rather than twice daily).
My sugar levels are really good now, Fasting being in the range of 4.5 - 5. 2hrs Post meal being around the 7 mark.
Now, my diabetic consultant has instructed that i come off the Bydureon / Byetta altogether and see where my BG levels are at and if needs be can add Metformin & or other oral med.
The questions i ask (in case anyone is or has been in the same position as me) are :
- If i need to add Metformin only, is there a possibility that i will gain weight?
- Do i have a say as to which therapy i prefer, Ie, I would really like to stay on the inj as it is working so why try and fix it? rather than going down the road of starting on metformin, then adding something else, then changing something else and going full circle to being overweight, poor BG control & then restarting Byetta a few years down the road?
- Can someone stay on Byetta/Bydureon indefinitely as the only therapy even though they are not overweight anymore?
- whats the longest someone has been on Byetta?
Any answers or comments will be really appreciated
