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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Osidge" data-source="post: 331931" data-attributes="member: 17302">HiI was on Byetta for a period, with no side effects (and the injections are twice daily not daily!) and I lost a load of weight.  As a consequence my metformin went down from 1850mg to 500mg per day and my blood pressure medication was decreased.  Great.  I then went on Bydureon with its once a week injection (with a much thicker needle and, for me, bleeding from the injection sites) - oh and the bumps.  My HbA1c got lower but then I started to put the weight I lost back on.  I am awaiting an HbA1c result but I have just negotiated with my HCP to resume Byetta to see if I can get my weight back down.  As Benedict says, Byetta and Bydureon are the same drug but, in my case, did not have the same effects.RegardsDoug</blockquote>

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