OK, the stuff is starting to work now. Last night I went to a poker game at my club. I shot up in the parking garage and ate a Glucerna bar as I walked through the building and into the elevator. Up at the club the chef had laid out a buffet of poker snacks including chicken drumettes, fajitas, stuffed potato skins, guacamole, moussaka ... you know, all the stuff that calls your name loudly. Well, two bites and I was done. No appetite and slightly queasy. As for drinks, I limit my alcohol to red wine for the most part, figuring if you're going to drink, that's the least harmful and it in fact has some benefits for the cardiovascular system. Well, two glasses and I was done. I'm usually good for a few more than that during the course of a long poker evening. I think this stuff is going to change my life! I'm finally going to lose some weight. Thank you, Señior Gila Monster!!!!

Oh, yeah, I walked away from the table $30 to the good! Not a bad night overall.

I was beginning to think it wasn't working for me because I felt absolutely the same .... until about 2 hours after this morning's dose. I finally have a little nausea. In a perverse way this is welcome, because at least it lets me know the stuff is starting to work. Glucose was high this morning though, 143. Well, I can't expect instantaneous results. This evening I'm attending a get together out with some friends, so I'll be injecting myself in the car, in the parking lot outside the restaurant. This is going to feel weird!

Nothing. No changes. Feel exactly the same. Guess I'll have to do the 30 day trial on 5 mcg and then move up to 10 mcg. We shall see. Any advice from you experienced lizard spit shooters out there?
Greg77

Hi, I'm Greg, a 57 year old business owner in Tampa, FL. I just started Byetta last night, took my first dose before dinner and had my second dose before breakfast this morning. So far I don't feel any different. I found a few Byetta discussion groups in some of the diabetes blogs but found nothing devoted solely to Byetta users, so here it is, Lizardspit! Let's share info, experiences and help each other out. First off, if you're reading this because you're contemplating going on Byetta, I can tell you that I've never injected myself before and this is what I was most apprehensive about. Like most males I'm a big baby about pain. The lancing device for taking your glucose reading is just a momentary stick and controlled by the spring, so that's never been a problem for me ... but sticking a needle in to my belly and holding it in there for a count of five ... I was worried I wouldn't be able to do it. Not to worry! It was a piece of cake! The 30 gauge needle is so incredibly fine I really didn't feel it going in. If fear of self-injection is holding you back, don't let it bother you. Now I need some advice from you experienced Byetta users out there: I have a business trip coming up in two weeks, four days in Atlanta. How do you keep the lizard spit cold for four days in a hotel room, with no access to a freezer to re-freeze your cold packs? I have to attend a trade show each day and can't be going back to the room constantly to replenish ice, so what does one do? I presume the hotel room will have the usual mini-bar fridge, but these units are notoriously faulty. Also I worry that the hotel worker who comes in to the room to check and replenish the mini-bar might steal the Byetta pen thinking it could be sold on the street. Anyone have any ideas? My weight this morning was 278. This is the big issue for me, I've got to get the weight down to break this cycle of ever increasing blood pressure and blood sugar. I'm counting on Byetta to help with this, because at age 57, after years of that typical Type 2 slightly elevated blood sugar, the insulin resistance factor makes it very, very difficult to drop weight. Byetta promises to break this cycle. And so we embark on this new journey.........