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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / April 2007Just a diabetes care question :-)
Is there a difference between Symlin and Byetta? I was on the Symlin but it did not do anything to help me so the nurse took me off it but if Byetta is different I will bring this up to her even if I have to go in sooner than expected. TIA ! > Is there a difference between Symlin and Byetta? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > TIA ! Yes, they are different. Similar class of drug, but indicated for different types of diabetes. Try Googling it, I don't know the difference well enough to explain it :-) >> Is there a difference between Symlin and Byetta? >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > different types of diabetes. Try Googling it, I don't know the > difference well enough to explain it :-) thanks for trying :-) I have searched for a difference but could not find one that I understood. : >> Is there a difference between Symlin and Byetta? : >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] : > different types of diabetes. Try Googling it, I don't know the : > difference well enough to explain it :-) : thanks for trying :-) I have searched for a difference but could not find : one that I understood. Byetta works fo rpeole who are not taking insulin , while Symlin is for those who are taking insulin. I gather the effects are similar, but the drugs are not interchangeable. Wendy >Byetta works fo rpeole who are not taking insulin , while Symlin is for >those who are taking insulin. I gather the effects are similar, but the >drugs are not interchangeable. I'm a T2 who has used both in conjunction with insulin. >>Byetta works fo rpeole who are not taking insulin , while Symlin is for >>those who are taking insulin. I gather the effects are similar, but the >>drugs are not interchangeable. > > I'm a T2 who has used both in conjunction with insulin. Did either of them help if so which one? I am type 2 also. Thanks >>>Byetta works fo rpeole who are not taking insulin , while Symlin is for >>>those who are taking insulin. I gather the effects are similar, but the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Did either of them help if so which one? I am type 2 also. Thanks I found Symlin worked better. Mostly I was turned off by the cumbersome nature of the Byetta. It comes in a pen with a 30-day supply and had to be kept refrigerated. The Symlin came in indvidual vials, each one with several days supply. I could carry one vial and leave the others in the fridge. With the Byetta, I was tied to the fridge. I *could* carry it with me on occasion, but it was too big to fit in the pouch in which I carry my supplies. Also, the Byetta used pen tips that had to be changed with each injection. A pain to deal with if I was dining out. The Symlin uses standard syringes that I can reuse several times. Bottom line: Symlin dropped my A1C from 6.7 to 5.4. > : >> Is there a difference between Symlin and Byetta? > : >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Wendy Oh ok now I understand. thanks :-) I take insulin and I also take Metformin so didn't know for sure. Thanks for helping me understand. Jim did a wonderful job with the link it is just I don't comprehend very well. Smart in other areas but not in understanding what I read LOL Thanks again Wendy. >Oh ok now I understand. thanks :-) I take insulin and I also take Metformin >so didn't know for sure. Thanks for helping me understand. Jim did a >wonderful job with the link it is just I don't comprehend very well. Smart >in other areas but not in understanding what I read LOL Thanks again Wendy. Diana, Byetta works by mimicking a gut hormone that your body makes naturally - called GLP-1. It helps your body to produce the right amount of insulin faster, and also slows the digestion so you feel full longer - because you are! Whether it's useful to you as a help to diabetic control depends on how shot your beta cells are - but it might be a help on the diet front independently of that, although it's not supposed to be prescribed as a weight loss drug. Some people can feel very sick from it, but most people seem to get over that. They start you on one dose, and work you up to the second, higher dose if required. In mice, Byetta looks like it actually regenerates beta cells - but of course no-one knows if it does the same in humans! There's a complementary drug called Januvia that suppresses the hormones that remove your own GLP-1 drug - I think that's also possible to take alongside insulin. Frank Jefferson's on it, I think - might be worth googling his experiences? I'm afraid I have no idea what Symlin does! HTH, Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25 >>Oh ok now I understand. thanks :-) I take insulin and I also take >>Metformin [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > D&E, 100ug thyroxine > Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25 Thank you Nicky and yes you were a great help in my understanding. >>Oh ok now I understand. thanks :-) I take insulin and I also take >>Metformin [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > D&E, 100ug thyroxine > Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25 Well from what you state Byetta does, it doesn't do the same as Symlin. Symlin is another Hormone our bodies produce when it produces Insulin. The hormone is Amylin. Almost all Type 1's also have a loss of the Amylin hormone. > Is there a difference between Symlin and Byetta? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > TIA ! http://tinyurl.com/2rdb8n >> Is there a difference between Symlin and Byetta? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> TIA ! > http://tinyurl.com/2rdb8n Thank you Jim. I appreciate the link. I read the information but I don't understand most of it. I did see your last paragraph and understood it and I am wondering why this nurse practitioner did not try the Byetta first since I am type 2. I will ask her when I see her again because something does have to give here. I have no life this way. I aim to claim it back again though so will try whatever works. Again thank you and I hope your post then helps many many others. |
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