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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 46416" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p><strong>Re: Anyone use Byetta?</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi Sammy,</p><p></p><p>From what you have told us you do seem to fit the NICE guidelines for benefitting from Byetta. As you say your GP is probably concerned by the cost, but as you fit the prescribing guidelines his PCT have no grounds to challenge it if it was prescribed. As Babbettes said, keep pressurising him.</p><p></p><p>I'm no insulin expert but you do seem to be on a pretty high dose and, as insulin encourages weight gain, it is doing you absolutely no favours in that department. One thing that you might consider is reducing your intake of carbohydrates, particularly the starchy carbs that do nothing for you apart from fill you up! These are wheat products (cake, bread, cereals), pasta, rice and potatoes. I'm assuming that you have already cut out sugar from your diet, although sugar actually does you less harm than the starchy carbs. A reduction in your carbs will do a number of things:</p><p>- will help you to lose weight (permanently, not like Weightwatchers and similar diets where it all piles back on as soon as you come off the diet)</p><p>- will lower your blood sugar and allow you to keep good control over your BS levels</p><p>- Will drastically reduce your need for so much insulin</p><p>- will make to feel far fitter and have more energy</p><p>- will reduce your cholesterol.</p><p>On the minus side - it needs you to think more about your food and understand what you can and can't eat based on what effect different foods have on you. By my book that's not much of a price to pay for feeling and looking good!!</p><p></p><p>Whether you are allowed Byetta or not, a reduction in your carbs would still do you a power of good. If you would like more information on this then have a look at the low-carb or success stories threads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 46416, member: 1338"] [b]Re: Anyone use Byetta?[/b] Hi Sammy, From what you have told us you do seem to fit the NICE guidelines for benefitting from Byetta. As you say your GP is probably concerned by the cost, but as you fit the prescribing guidelines his PCT have no grounds to challenge it if it was prescribed. As Babbettes said, keep pressurising him. I'm no insulin expert but you do seem to be on a pretty high dose and, as insulin encourages weight gain, it is doing you absolutely no favours in that department. One thing that you might consider is reducing your intake of carbohydrates, particularly the starchy carbs that do nothing for you apart from fill you up! These are wheat products (cake, bread, cereals), pasta, rice and potatoes. I'm assuming that you have already cut out sugar from your diet, although sugar actually does you less harm than the starchy carbs. A reduction in your carbs will do a number of things: - will help you to lose weight (permanently, not like Weightwatchers and similar diets where it all piles back on as soon as you come off the diet) - will lower your blood sugar and allow you to keep good control over your BS levels - Will drastically reduce your need for so much insulin - will make to feel far fitter and have more energy - will reduce your cholesterol. On the minus side - it needs you to think more about your food and understand what you can and can't eat based on what effect different foods have on you. By my book that's not much of a price to pay for feeling and looking good!! Whether you are allowed Byetta or not, a reduction in your carbs would still do you a power of good. If you would like more information on this then have a look at the low-carb or success stories threads. [/QUOTE]
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