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<blockquote data-quote="jpg" data-source="post: 136837" data-attributes="member: 26231"><p>For anyone who has any doubts about Byetta's effectiveness I have attached this graph from the OnTrack app I have on my Android smartphone:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://web18.twitpic.com/img/102608880-b042d772747c3d258e18e2d70d897311.4bf3a89a-full.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The graph shows my BG level vs time and represents all of the time I have been on Byetta. I don't have any graphs from before this time but I can tell you that my numbers swung wildly from less than 4 to 16 or above. I was on a Lantus/Aspart insulin regime and despite the wild swings (and increasing weight), my HbA1c levels were in the 5 to 6 region.</p><p></p><p>The first 4 weeks I was on the 5μg dose, and my numbers swung around a bit but there were no hypos (<4) and occasional swings to 10 or more (after the main meal of the day - in the evening). I slowly reduced my Aspart to zero over this time and my Lantus has now dropped to 8u (from 26u).</p><p></p><p>You will notice that on or about the 13-05 my numbers stabilised and there are far less swings. This coincides with the start of the 10μg dose. My numbers are now within the "normal" range of about 4 to 8.5 and my diet hasn't changed significantly. These are early days, of course, and I have yet to try some of the more explosive glucose generators, such as pizza, though I have to say I had a baked potato the other day and that usually send my figures into the stratosphere but it raised my BG to a fairly modest 8.</p><p></p><p>Of course the other good thing is that I have now lost about 10lbs in weight in just over 4 weeks, and I am thinking of dispensing with the meagre 8u of Lantus I am taking some time soon.</p><p></p><p>The only negative is a slight queasiness, with one or two bouts of less pleasant nausea, these were enhanced slightly with the greater dose but these side effects have not affected my ability to function in any way.</p><p></p><p>For those of you who are struggling with the medical profession to get prescribed Byetta, I had a similar problem with my GP and DSN, who refused even to contemplate it for some time, mainly IMHO because it was new and they knew nothing about it - it was a case of a knowledgeable patient showing up the inadequacies of their training, I reckon.</p><p></p><p>jpg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpg, post: 136837, member: 26231"] For anyone who has any doubts about Byetta's effectiveness I have attached this graph from the OnTrack app I have on my Android smartphone: [img]http://web18.twitpic.com/img/102608880-b042d772747c3d258e18e2d70d897311.4bf3a89a-full.png[/img] The graph shows my BG level vs time and represents all of the time I have been on Byetta. I don't have any graphs from before this time but I can tell you that my numbers swung wildly from less than 4 to 16 or above. I was on a Lantus/Aspart insulin regime and despite the wild swings (and increasing weight), my HbA1c levels were in the 5 to 6 region. The first 4 weeks I was on the 5μg dose, and my numbers swung around a bit but there were no hypos (<4) and occasional swings to 10 or more (after the main meal of the day - in the evening). I slowly reduced my Aspart to zero over this time and my Lantus has now dropped to 8u (from 26u). You will notice that on or about the 13-05 my numbers stabilised and there are far less swings. This coincides with the start of the 10μg dose. My numbers are now within the "normal" range of about 4 to 8.5 and my diet hasn't changed significantly. These are early days, of course, and I have yet to try some of the more explosive glucose generators, such as pizza, though I have to say I had a baked potato the other day and that usually send my figures into the stratosphere but it raised my BG to a fairly modest 8. Of course the other good thing is that I have now lost about 10lbs in weight in just over 4 weeks, and I am thinking of dispensing with the meagre 8u of Lantus I am taking some time soon. The only negative is a slight queasiness, with one or two bouts of less pleasant nausea, these were enhanced slightly with the greater dose but these side effects have not affected my ability to function in any way. For those of you who are struggling with the medical profession to get prescribed Byetta, I had a similar problem with my GP and DSN, who refused even to contemplate it for some time, mainly IMHO because it was new and they knew nothing about it - it was a case of a knowledgeable patient showing up the inadequacies of their training, I reckon. jpg [/QUOTE]
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