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Yea and verily did I hear ye lizards weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth from out of the wilderness. In answer to thy plea, herewith is set forth a new thread to be known by the numeral four. When full, if thou pleadest to me again, numeral five shall appear! Tooth gnashing optional.
Ciao!
Greg
formerly known as the Grand Lizard
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I need your e-mail address to send you the song. Send me an e-mail at greg@medsupplyoftampa.net so I can have your address and I'll send it right away.
Greg
I need your e-mail address to send you the song. Send me an e-mail at greg@medsupplyoftampa.net so I can have your address and I'll send it right away.
Greg
I need your e-mail address to send you the song. Send me an e-mail at greg@medsupplyoftampa.net so I can have your address and I'll send it right away.
Greg
Greg
Almost 30 pds. Then I started gaining weight again. Gained 14 pds back. When I started byetta I was somewhat nauseaus all the time and not
hungry. That feeling went away and I started eating again. Has that happened to anyone?? What am I doing wrong???
Greg - Thanks for the new blog!
Greg - Thanks for the new blog!
Nah - don't like the new trend of good things in threes....
Jen - are you on the 5 or 10 pen?
New Byetta pen development - a bubble. Should I be concerned?
Tutorgirl - you go girl! You're making me think of adding some song and dance to my treadmill - might improve my attitude towards exercise, as well!
We could all take a few lessons from you.
You go girl!!!!!
And a great support to boot. Kudos, girlfriend.
The power is out in the east and south of our city--I pray the west and downtown stays intact. I need my air conditioning.
Jen--I don't think you are doing anything wrong---Byetta seems to have a very wide variance as to how it affects people--we've certainly discovered that this summer. I think Tutorgirl has the right philosophy--GOOD for you TUTOR
Another thing on my hair loss. About 1 year ago, my Endo told me my TSH was too low (0.75) I told him that my past PCP told me that I seem to run better with a lower than normal TSH and he warned me about my Cardiac status and too much Synthroid...Anyway he reduced it 25mcg and then again another 25mcg. My TSH today showed that it too high,8, which means I am not taking enough medication!!! I am waiting for him to call and tell me that I have to increase the Synthroid. Hmmm, I have been blaming the Byetta and it was the tiny little purple pill I take every day
NovoFine 30 gauge x 1/3" (8mm)
Disposable Needles, Single Use
Sterile, Non-Toxic, Non-Pyrogenic
Novo Nordisk Corp.
Hope this helps
You can use ANY BRAND 30 or 31 gauge, 8mm needle in the pen. The best ones are coated with silicone so they go in real easy with little or no pain. It should say on the box that they are silicone coated. The only ones I know for sure are silicone coated are Owen Mumford, and I just found them for sale on line at DiabeticExpress.com for $18.99 and at jandbmedical.com for $17.65. But in the past when I was on Byetta I have found them as low as $12.00. Shop around on line, you'll find them cheap.
Ciao!
Greg
I saw my endo today. Got an appt inunder 2 weeks! I guess I'm a good customer:-)! I was going to tell you all how pleased he was with my 6.3 A1c but Jersey just blew me out of the water! I am so jealous. I am going to have to try a lot harder. I am not losing weight but I am not gaining so I am not totally upset either as my biggest problem has been rapid weight gain cycles. I am still 65 pounds heavier than I wish but it's the same 65 pounds ever since January when I started Byetta and all kinds of other things are so much better. So now he is setting up all kinds of stuff for this January. 10mcg pens, metabolic tests, stress tests... you name it he plans to torture me with it. All in the name of making sure that the only real problem is the weight. Oh well... que sera, sera!
Congratulations Jersey! And I am glad to hear that it sounds like the hair mystery is solved. I was pretty sure it was not the Byetta but it did seem as if it had to be the culprit. Now, perhaps they can fix the problem!
Things are good on the farm. I've been teaching a bunch and my kids are doing so well. My 15 year old niece is starting to train her first young horse. It's so cool to see her get a tast of real accomplishment and satisfaction. I have to take some new pictures!
I'm glad you found out it wasn't the Byetta that was making your blond curls fall out. I've thought for years it is my thyroide( I can't spell for s---t) that is my problem. My tests always come out ok though. So does my sisters but she is on synthroid.
Lorieli, Your HGBA1c is good too
Settermom, I do 2-3 finger sticks a day. I have the One Touch Ultra with the lancet that came with it. I found even though it was supposed to be less painful my fingers were still bruised. Then I purchase a really cheap Accu-chek monitor that was very inaccurate, but....it had this great lancet called called the Accu-Chek Softclix. It is great!!! I went on line and ordered the monitor for my mom who has to stick 4 times a day so that we could the lancet for her. She is so much happier about her finger sticks. The monitor runs about $20-$25 and I have since seen it at Wal-Mart. It is called the Accu-Chek Active glucose meter. It really made a difference in my fingers. Maybe you can find the lancet device to purchase separately. Good luck.
I'm glad I found this page. Now I am a little less nervous about this new road I am traveling.
Jersey --there you go will yet another thing I didn't know--I thought the motherlode dose was ONE 10 mg shot in morning--didn't know there was yet another level--2 10mg shots--wow. Well, your A1C down to 5 recently certainly shows Byetta is worth it! WTG!
AAAWWWKKKKKK school starts in 2 weeks! I've been working in classroom so as to avoid beginning stress--coupled with working this week--I should have all of our 71 "moving boxes" unpacked--whew! Knee is still bothering me--but I'm now down to wearing the brace only part of the day. Still struggling to get to gym--but it's worth it.
Have a lovely Sunday everyone! Go Tiger! Get that PGA MAJOR!!!!!!!!
Settermom--I'm kinda surprised that your fasting BS was still that high in morning--I, too, have had lapses with food since starting Byetta in May--and one of the highest readings I had was 167. I'm still not sure you have to give up little tastes of your "comfort foods" now and then. Of course--there are folks here who could speak to that better than I.
OK--I have a question of my own--it comes from this summer mostly on 2 5 mg shots--first in July every other day--now for past 2 weeks 2 5mg shots DAILY--of course with Metformin.
Could anyone tell me if you noticed anything about taking Byetta and a loss of energy and increased sleeping?
I can't tell you how lazy and sluggish I've been all of July and now in August. It's like a rollercoaster. Last week--I went into the gym and later worked 3 hours in my classroom--trying to get organized for school year. Monday--I blew off by sitting at this computer playing POGO games--I was lucky to make it to my Weight Watchers meeting at 5:30pm--where I discoverd I gained back 1.8 pounds of the total 9 I had worked so hard to lose this summer.
This morning--I was all set to go to gym and then to school--but slept in to 11:00 almost noon!!!!!!! I NEVER HAVE DONE THAT!!!! Blew off school --now will probably go Thurs & Fri. I know I came off of a terribly stressful school year as well as the boxing event in March--but hey--by July--you'd think I'd have some energy back--I'm not THAT old!!
Did I just suddenly become a slug or could it possibly be linked somehow to Byetta? Would appreciate any feedback. Enjoy this evening---
What is this thing with the dark chocolate? I was reading some of the old blogs and saw it mentioned but not the theory behind it!
Jersey--thanks also for quick answer
On a lighter note I've read the past blogs and I am happy for you Jersey with your 5 and Greg sounds to be doing a little better.
Hello to all the newbies as that is what I am and find this blog very uplifting and helpful.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_he_me/diabetes_heart_failure_6;_ylt=Aq1dkMtO6tBHQSfuzbyX5twE1vAI
Just look for something that makes sense.
I am brand new to Byetta and brand new to blogging. I took my first dose tonight before dinner. My pre-meal BS was 170...my 2 hour post was 77! I couldn't believe it and had to double check. I haven't had a BS reading below 130 in years. I actually am a little afraid that it will go too low. Should I check again during the night? I don't understand yet how long it stays and works in your system.
Thanks for this blog Greg and all the posters. I am really glad I found it, and on my first day too!
I have been reading your comments this morning and am so thankful to have found you guys. I took my first 5 mg dose this morning and am anxious about this new experience. I had an awful bout of nausea for about 10 minutes about mid morning, and now feel pretty good. I think maybe I ate too much breakfast (this from reading your info). I have been diabetic for about 8 years (I'm 40) and have had BS under control until a year ago when I had to stop taking Metformin (it was making me very sick). After that my BS has been slightly high, but not over the top (140-200 most of the time). I am very committed to get my BS under strict control and to losing about 50 lbs. I hope to continue reading this thread and participating with you. This is wonderful and you have given me more information in the past hour than I have gotten from anywhere else. Thanks Greg for the blog!!! I feel I have someone else to talk to about this as I know no one who is taking Byetta.
Just to refresh your memory my name is Cheryl started taking byetta last November...still no major side effects I did however start to lose weight grand total now 34 pounds still playing with 1 or 2 pounds gain it lose it gain it lose it. Feel better than I have in years. So glad I did my research on avandia and got off it last november hope the years I spent taking it didn't do too much damage.
Jersey so glad to see that you finally have an answer to the hair loss.
so good to see you all again!
Kind regards,
Cheryl
Like maybe your personality is a little "flatter"?
If anyone out there lurking has had this problem, please come on board and tell us what it is like and what the symptoms are.
On another note...I ordered the pen tips that Greg recommeded and tried them last night. Wow, didn't even feel them. And I also found out I had been giving myself the injections wrong. So between getting both things straightened out, my injections with the pen are totally painless.
docs, friends, online friends. These changes have really made me wonder how much of a role glucose plays in mind/brain function...I
suspect a much bigger role than I ever realized. What have you noticed? Best thoughts, Nancy/seashell
I was amazed at the difference in my numbers the first 30 days. I only lost about 7 pounds, but my fbs that had usually averaged above 220 had dropped to 170. In the two weeks on the 10, I have lost an additional 6 pounds and my numbers are now around 130. We are both ecstatic about that, but I'm a little concerned about the nausea and diarrhea. Instead of getting better, it has gotten worse--much worse. There are days the idea of eating anything is sickening. And of course, not eating only caused me to get the trembles and shakes from low sugar.
Today, I took some immodium and actually ate lunch! Although I'm still a wee bit sick at the stomach, I'm not living in the bathroom tonight! While I'd love to lose a lot of my fluff ( and I am a BFW!) my first priority is to get the numbers down so I don't lose my toes and vision.
Viva la Byetta!
I was just curious if anyone else had any problems and had never linked it to the byetta.
Have been reading recent messages--WOW--wonderful to see all the NEW folks adding their info to this site--the more info the better!
Two issues strike a chord with me--I guess I REALLY don't understand "QUALITY CONTROL" and Byetta. How can the "same" medicine vary from pen to pen? If this were true for other meds--some of us would be dead. I can't imagine having my blood pressure med--Avalide--vary from one bottle to the next. What is it with the manufacturers????????? So many of you have registered this complaint--I think it's time to talk with a rep from the company. It's not just a matter of $$$$$$$--it's our health.
Second is the appetite thing--once I sort of got my Irritable Bowel Syndrome under control--my appetite is immense--I never seem to feel full UNLESS I overeat--BUMMER. Of course not being able to do elliptical at gym due to my knee problems for almost a month now--has added to this problem I'm sure. In one session--35 minutes on elliptical--I can burn 450 calories.
When I went to nurse practitioner last week--we decided that I would stay on 2 5mg shots daily until at least October. I'm just not satisfied with FS readings in morning--very FEW mornings am I close to 100.
Well-that's it for now. Have been spending lots of time at school trying to unpack the moving boxes and rearranging furniture--just a week left before my life is again regulated by bells
Again--welcome to all the newbies
Anyway--enjoy your weekends everyone!
I used to wonder the same thing about mail-order meds. The post office certainly stores boxes in high temps at times and I know that can adversely affect any medication. I once had a liquid injectable delivered to my mailbox frozen. That's when I stopped using mail order for meds.
She works with women (mostly, but men are catching on too) around hormones--including metabolic ones, such an thyroid and insulin. Although she started out as a ob/gyn, she now speaks of herself as a bariatrics specialist (don't think she's at all into the surgery stuff, tho'). A friend of mine who is on her program, started the byetta last week, and had minimum side affects. Dr Hart's 1st seminar is free and I learned so much about many things, plus she is almost a stand-up comedian. If you are interested in it, her website is www.hormonesbyheart.com. She also wrote a book called The Feel Good Diet (so-called because she is trying to raise seratoin levels through specific foods) and it has been really good for me although I haven't lost any weight on it.
In one of her two other workshops (which require $), she does a special exercise profile to find out what your fat burning range heart rate is (usually pretty low for anyone who is out of shape) and this can help lots with weight loss. I go to that one this week and will tell more about it if anyone is interested.
She also takes bloodwork to see what hormones are needed, then sends the prescription to a compounding pharmacy which creates a cream product based on that. Anyway, she is a new thinker in many ways and I'm so glad I found her.
I look forward to participating on this blog in the future. I am an architect but also a psychotherapist, and I believe many of my therapy clients concurrently need medical support as not all of their symtoms are "mental." I believe that more therapists need to pay attention to organic symptoms in their clients instead of blaming thoughts and feelings for suffering.
Best,
Lucas
I am still contemplating re-starting Byetta. I find a new excuse everyday to put it off. I may wait until I see my doc. and get an A1c checked. I am getting more exercise, but I know my diet is out of whack.
Jersey--hope the new thyroid routine restores your golden locks. I think my hair loss is just aging--I just turned 59. I'm wearing my hair very short so the "fallout" isn't as obvious--also I refrain from looking in mirrors.
To all--I read your notes and am keeping you all in my prayers. Hang in there and be strong. SugarFreak
Byetta sounds like the most promising option so far, but in reading over hundreds of interesting posts on this blog, I see that taking it is a complex process and requires a lot of concentration. At least now that I've read these posts, I have better questions to ask Dr. Hart, and I may try to start slower so that I'm not doing to many dependent variables at one time!
Thanks again for all the valuable information you all are passing on to others.
Lucas
Lucas
It is amazing to tune into all the experience on this site--a real treasure trove, and I agree with those who have suggested that Amylin should read all this material!! I bet it's worth more than their research trials!
Happy Monday to you,
Lucas