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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 31287" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p><strong>Re: Anyone use Byetta?</strong></p><p></p><p>Well done Fiona, that's great news. I'm sorry but I can't remember whether you are on the 5μg or 10μg dose. I think we (and I include some of the consultants in this) sometimes tend to think of 10μg as being the "normal" dose, with 5μg as simply a stepping stone towards it. Your pre-prandial readings are almost at hypo levels, so if you are on 10μg, it could be that 5μg is as strong as you need. If you are currently at 5μg then your readings certainly don't indicate any need for you to be on the stronger dose, and you might want to consider a small increase in carbs to raise the levels slightly.</p><p></p><p>Like you I suffer from higher readings in the morning than in the evening. My own consultant recommended that either a protein snack (handfull of nuts or small piece of cheese on a cracker) or a brisk 20 minute walk at about 10pm would help to suppress the liver's production of unneeded glucose, which is generally what causes the higher morning readings. My morning readings are often 1.5 to 2 mmol higher than the evening ones, but as they are still quite low I don't worry too much about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 31287, member: 1338"] [b]Re: Anyone use Byetta?[/b] Well done Fiona, that's great news. I'm sorry but I can't remember whether you are on the 5μg or 10μg dose. I think we (and I include some of the consultants in this) sometimes tend to think of 10μg as being the "normal" dose, with 5μg as simply a stepping stone towards it. Your pre-prandial readings are almost at hypo levels, so if you are on 10μg, it could be that 5μg is as strong as you need. If you are currently at 5μg then your readings certainly don't indicate any need for you to be on the stronger dose, and you might want to consider a small increase in carbs to raise the levels slightly. Like you I suffer from higher readings in the morning than in the evening. My own consultant recommended that either a protein snack (handfull of nuts or small piece of cheese on a cracker) or a brisk 20 minute walk at about 10pm would help to suppress the liver's production of unneeded glucose, which is generally what causes the higher morning readings. My morning readings are often 1.5 to 2 mmol higher than the evening ones, but as they are still quite low I don't worry too much about it. [/QUOTE]
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