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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / August 2007Byetta and A1c
Been on 10 mcg Byetta for 3 months now and just got back A1c results. 3 months ago 8.3. Today 6.4. Have lost 27 lbs. in the process. No major side effects from the Byetta, other than 'fullness' feeling. Dx: June 2002. Rx: 2500mg Metformin and 40 mg Actos On Aug 9, 10:46 am, sove...@wi.rr.com wrote: > Been on 10 mcg Byetta for 3 months now and just got back A1c results. > 3 months ago 8.3. Today 6.4. Have lost 27 lbs. in the process. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Dx: June 2002. > Rx: 2500mg Metformin and 40 mg Actos Good job! That Lizard Spit really works, huh! I was able to get OFF the Actos, and while it took what felt like an eternity, finally got rid of the bloating and weight that it gave me. Back to 2,000 mg Metformin and my Spit. Last A1c was 6.8, down from 8.2 and lost a couple dozen pounds, dropped from a 44 waste to a 40 or 42, and doing better all the time. Spit took me from more bad days than good, to almost all good days. I can't say enough good things about it. -- The 10mg Lizard-Spit Approach is not a diet. It does help people manage their Diabetes Mellitus (DM) possibly preventing long-term complications resulting from poor control. Bottom line: It remains wise to be peanut-free. May your BG and A1c get better, dear neighbor whom I communicate with unconditionally. Be well, travel with a light heart and a low A1c [Gene, 3:16] Prayerfully in Lizard-Spit's awesome love, Gene Goldman http://heartmdphd.com/Convicts/ T2 Metformin, Lizard-Spit, Aspartame, Nutrisweet, Sacarin "Unlike quacks pushing snake oil and fad diets, please consult a competent medical professional before following advice from the internet." Consuming copious amounts of Aspartame-laden soft drinks with reckless abandon! Give me NutraSweet over peanuts any day! Internet newsgroup posting. Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. Soverby, isnt byetta wonderful. You have attained great results and even better will be coming soon. I am on byetta and I am going to endo tomorrow for my results. Last time I was 5.7 I hope I maintained it. Loretta >Been on 10 mcg Byetta for 3 months now and just got back A1c results. >3 months ago 8.3. Today 6.4. Have lost 27 lbs. in the process. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Dx: June 2002. >Rx: 2500mg Metformin and 40 mg Actos Very cool! Congratulations. Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 >Been on 10 mcg Byetta for 3 months now and just got back A1c results. >3 months ago 8.3. Today 6.4. Have lost 27 lbs. in the process. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Dx: June 2002. >Rx: 2500mg Metformin and 40 mg Actos Great results. Apart from Byetta, what changes in lifestyle have you made? Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraltraveloz.blogspot.com/ latest: Mossman Gorge in the Daintree Rainforest http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/ latest: Self-Testing and Type 2 Management <soverby@wi.rr.com> wrote in message .. > Been on 10 mcg Byetta for 3 months now and just got back A1c results. > 3 months ago 8.3. Today 6.4. Have lost 27 lbs. in the process. > > No major side effects from the Byetta, other than 'fullness' feeling. Great news...... I went to the doctor today after a one month trial on the 5mcg. My sugars levels have never been better. (even with lowcarbing, meds and exercising they were high). BUT she left me on the 5mcg since my readings are so good. That does not seem typical. She said, why take more if it is working. Cheryl > <sove...@wi.rr.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > readings are so good. That does not seem typical. She said, why take > more if it is working. I don't take Byetta myself, but I try to follow some of the discussions about it because it seems to be related to Amylin/Symlin which I might take someday. If I look at the Byetta prescribing information, there is a substantially greater risk of hypo if someone takes it with metformin or a Sulfonylurea. Don't know if you fall into that category. Tim. > I don't take Byetta myself, but I try to follow some of the > discussions about it because it seems to be related to Amylin/Symlin > which I might take someday. The same company that makes Byetta also makes Symlin. Symlin (pramlitide) has an amino acid substitution so that it does not form islet amyloid plaque. IAPP is the acronym for islet amylin polypeptide. Amylin is co-secreted with insulin from the pancreatic beta-cells. Some of the effects of Byetta include a reduction in the proinsulin to insulin ratio (so that more of the proinsulin becomes a completed insulin) and first phase insulin tends to be restored. The improved insulin secretion inturn results in suppression of glucagon by insulin and consequently the liver produces less glucose by gluconeogenesis. Another effect of Byetta is delayed gastric emptying so that the carbs do not get processed as quickly. > If I look at the Byetta prescribing information, there is a > substantially greater risk of hypo if someone takes it with metformin > or a Sulfonylurea. Don't know if you fall into that category. This may be true of sulfonylureas which simulate insulin secretion, but not that common with metformin. Frank > I went to the doctor today after a one month trial on the 5mcg. My >sugars levels have never been better. (even with lowcarbing, meds and >exercising they were high). BUT she left me on the 5mcg since my >readings are so good. That does not seem typical. She said, why take >more if it is working. >Cheryl Cool, Cheryl! Well done :D Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 |
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