Oops! sent this private email to the group by mistake.
Excuse, please. I have a cousin who can't tolerate metformin, is on MA,
and has trouble with statins and anti-depressants. She is in deep
trouble.
Pat
"Pat Durkin" <durk183@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Here is one newsgroup post about Byetta. This one, and the second
> one i will send do not mention taking Metformin with it. Also, I see
> it does involve injections. I didn't know that.
>
> Let me know if you don't care for these newsgroup items.
>
> Pat
>
> "ted rosenberg" <tedrosenberg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:gg1jaa$pck$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> x{yz}enophil44@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>>> Forgive me for diving straight in to the group, but I have a
>>> question which somone on alt.sup****t.diabetes.uk suggested could
>>> better be answered here.
>>>
>>> I'm an obese arthritic 64 year old Type 2 diabetic with heart
>>> failure and find it extremely difficult to manage my blood glucose,
>>> since it's virtually impossible for me to take proper exercise,
>>> owing to the knees and the breathlessness.
>>>
>>> My diabetician has now suggested that I should try Exenatide
>>> (Byetta) on the grounds that it would control my blood glucose and
>>> also help me lose weight. Losing weight would be great for the
>>> heart failure and the wonky knees! The diabetic nurse says that
>>> common side effects are nausea and vomiting, which I don't much
>>> fancy, and that this can last up to a fortnight.
>>>
>>> I've Scroogled for it and find that some people also experience
>>> pancreatitis.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any experience of taking this stuff either
>>> themselves, or among friends and family? I'd be really grateful for
>>> anyone's experiences with this before I make up my mind.
>>>
>>
>> Been on Byetta for over 2 years - lost 100 lbs, my BP meds are WAY
>> down, in fact I have to worry about my BP getting too low.
>> I WAS on 400 U of Insulin - haven't taken ANY since March
>>
>> You DO have to watch your eating habits.
>> \
>> We are USED to eating a set amount. In fact we usually have
>> struggled t get down to that amount
>>
>> As Byetta takes hold, you wll not need to eat as much, so if you do,
>> you get neasua. Realize that you WILL be eating less, and be careful
>> to only eat when you are actually hungry - this will upset your
>> diatician, who beleives in regular meals, but, if you are not hungry
>> DO NOT EAT \
>> It hasn't been a problem in the past, because, almost all T2's are
>> ALWAYS hungry. What you now think of as "full" is what I no consider
>> "hungry". I NEVER get as hungry as i often did pre-Byetta
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