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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 66657" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p><strong>Re: Anyone use Byetta?</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi Denis,</p><p></p><p>Nice to see you back, but sorry to hear you are still suffering a bit. I just hope it eventually settles down for you.</p><p></p><p>I don't mind answering questions when I know the answer! And in this case I do. Firstly you shouldn't be injecting into fat. The idea is to inject subcutaneously, i.e. between the fat and muscle layers. This is why it is important to use the right length of needle for whichever part of the body you are injecting into, to ensure that you are getting under the fat layer. The injected liquid is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream where it is quickly carried to the pancreas. It will generally hits the pancreas in less than 2 minutes after injection. If you have injected into the fat layer then it will just take a bit longer to be absorbed into the bloodstream, and not all of it may be absorbed.</p><p></p><p>The pancreas recognises the hormone that is present in Byetta as it's signal to do two things:</p><p>- to start what is called "first phase" insulin production</p><p>- to stop asking the liver to produce glucose.</p><p>The small intestine in the stomach also recognises the hormone as it's signal to slow down the rate of digestion. This in turn slows down the rate at which any carb that you eat gets converted into glucose, so means that your body's insulin is able to deal with the glucose at a steady pace instead of being swamped by a sudden rise in glucose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 66657, member: 1338"] [b]Re: Anyone use Byetta?[/b] Hi Denis, Nice to see you back, but sorry to hear you are still suffering a bit. I just hope it eventually settles down for you. I don't mind answering questions when I know the answer! And in this case I do. Firstly you shouldn't be injecting into fat. The idea is to inject subcutaneously, i.e. between the fat and muscle layers. This is why it is important to use the right length of needle for whichever part of the body you are injecting into, to ensure that you are getting under the fat layer. The injected liquid is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream where it is quickly carried to the pancreas. It will generally hits the pancreas in less than 2 minutes after injection. If you have injected into the fat layer then it will just take a bit longer to be absorbed into the bloodstream, and not all of it may be absorbed. The pancreas recognises the hormone that is present in Byetta as it's signal to do two things: - to start what is called "first phase" insulin production - to stop asking the liver to produce glucose. The small intestine in the stomach also recognises the hormone as it's signal to slow down the rate of digestion. This in turn slows down the rate at which any carb that you eat gets converted into glucose, so means that your body's insulin is able to deal with the glucose at a steady pace instead of being swamped by a sudden rise in glucose. [/QUOTE]
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