Hi Fuggsy,
I can only pass on personal experience and contacts with other users. The weight loss is usually more apparent than reduction in BG in the early weeks. The reduction in BG in most people is quite gradual - there is no magic immediate reduction, and certainly in my own case, my BG has come down with a combination of the byetta plus reducing my carb intake to between 80 and 100g per day and getting more exercise.
I really can't understand why you are seeing such high BGs with the amount of insulin plus gliclazide you are taking for an intake of only 50g. When you say you have had BG of 35 for the last 2 years you must mean it has peaked at 35. At 35 you are normally hospitalised and after a few days at 35 you would be in hyperglycaemic coma. If that's the reading you are getting are you sure your monitor is working?
Hi Snorkmaiden,
Unfortunately nausea is common when you first start on Byetta (at the 5 mg pen level) and again when you move up to the 10mg pen. The manufacturers don't claim it to be rare at all - the Eli Lilly information leaflet that comes with each pen actually states that it is very common. The nausea should wear off in a few days, and even if your stomach is sending back everything you eat during that time, the lack of nutrients for a few days won't do you any harm. Many people find that injecting immediately before you eat can help reduce the nausea, and also ginger is a good nausea suppressant, either as a drink or eaten. Just make sure you avoid any greasy or spicy foods until your body becomes acclimatised to the med.
I can only pass on personal experience and contacts with other users. The weight loss is usually more apparent than reduction in BG in the early weeks. The reduction in BG in most people is quite gradual - there is no magic immediate reduction, and certainly in my own case, my BG has come down with a combination of the byetta plus reducing my carb intake to between 80 and 100g per day and getting more exercise.
I really can't understand why you are seeing such high BGs with the amount of insulin plus gliclazide you are taking for an intake of only 50g. When you say you have had BG of 35 for the last 2 years you must mean it has peaked at 35. At 35 you are normally hospitalised and after a few days at 35 you would be in hyperglycaemic coma. If that's the reading you are getting are you sure your monitor is working?
Hi Snorkmaiden,
Unfortunately nausea is common when you first start on Byetta (at the 5 mg pen level) and again when you move up to the 10mg pen. The manufacturers don't claim it to be rare at all - the Eli Lilly information leaflet that comes with each pen actually states that it is very common. The nausea should wear off in a few days, and even if your stomach is sending back everything you eat during that time, the lack of nutrients for a few days won't do you any harm. Many people find that injecting immediately before you eat can help reduce the nausea, and also ginger is a good nausea suppressant, either as a drink or eaten. Just make sure you avoid any greasy or spicy foods until your body becomes acclimatised to the med.
