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    Hi there

    Hi, I have been on Byetta for 9 months now and was lucky to have no side effects and have been able to stop the glicazide that was making the weight difficult to shift. The info given to me was that a reading of between 7 - 10 two hours after eating was the aim - what none of the professionals...
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    BYETTA

    Re: Anyone use Byetta? Hi, I have been on Byetta for about 4 months now, my levels were ALWAYS high in the mornings on waking, often 10+. My HbAc1 was tested after 6 weeks on Byetta and had dropped from 8.6 to 6.7 - I got the results from the doctor at the hospital while having my 6 monthly...
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    Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Type 2s

    I have found testing first thing in the morning the most useful for me- usually over 10 - so helpful when deciding whether it will be porridge again or go mad and have a couple of weetabix! My gp has recently stopped prescribing the strips so I have bought some from ebay. The lancets are cheap...
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    new to byetta

    Hi, I know it is wrong to eat before taking the Byetta drug, but does anyone know how long the gap needs to be between eg having a piece of fruit or yoghurt or similar and then having the Byetta followed by a proper meal. I sometimes work late and don't have an evening meal until 9pm after...