BYETTA Reviews (EXENATIDE SYNTHETIC)Average Rating: 3.6 (207 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BYETTA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BYETTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Type II Diabetes | Weight loss big time! Slight nausea at first, but it leveled off, then went away completely. I do not get hungry as before. I do notice a slight low-sugar headache in the evenings (maybe once a week), but that's solved by a sip of juice. | Been on it 2 years now and love it. Weight is staying off. If you feel any nausea, then eat right away instead of waiting. Also, if I take my shot and then I don't eat within an hour, I get to feeling slightly nauseated, so don't wait too long after the shot. This allowed me to get off Actos which made me gain huge amounts of weight and the swelling was horrible. My doctor knew Actos was "hurting me" but he said that was the only thing that would help at the time. When Byetta came out he immediately took me off the Actos. What a relief! Swelling went down, lost weight, and BS rates are normalized. Lower A1C too - 5.9 last test. | F | 59 | 2 years | 6/4/2007 | 5 | II Diabetes | Yep, makes me sicker than a dog when I don't respect it as to use or food consumption. Still getting into the swing but my hunger factor is way down, sugar levels are leveling out and I'm feeling much more on an even level than with any other drug. Been there with Avandia, Starlix, Gluctrol, etc. and have made more progress in 30 days than in the last year. | Have high hopes for this treatment and so far it's working just like I was prepared for in various on-line blogs by other users. Injection takes some getting used to but it's worth it. | F | 49 | 30 days | 5/30/2007 | 5 | Type 2 Diabetes | I have been on Byetta now for 8 months now. For me it has worked great. I have lost about 30 pounds and am near my target for blood sugar and wieght. My readings are between 90 and 140 with an average of 119, depending on what I eat and how much exercise I get. I did experience some nausea and rapid heart beat as described by others but it was minor. I do not experience the extreem sugar highs and lows that I did with Glucotrol. Avandia did not work, and I take Metformin as well. Once you are used to it and to giving yourself an injection you should do fine. I never believed I could give myself an injection but this is so painless and easy. I did experience a little bit of bruising from the injections and discovered that I was pinching myself too tight during the injection. Hope this helps. | You do not have to keep Byetta refrigerated any more, you just have to keep it cool. I do keep it in the refrigerator when I can but I travel a lot so it is a good thing that they found a way around that. | M | 57 | 8 months | 5/28/2007 | 2 | Diabetes Type Two | Dizzyness, weakness. | M | 79 | 30 days | 5/23/2007 | 4 | Weight loss and low glucos levels | When I take the shot and after I eat I feel weak and dizzy headed. But this only lasts about thirty min. | I like it I have found that if you take it right before you eat it works better then if you take it and wait an hour. | M | 25 | 7 days | 3/28/2007 | 2 | type 2 diabetes | nausea, rapid heart beat | Supposed to take it at least 1 hour before main meal. A half hour after my main meal and an hour after Byetta I had a severe drop in blood sugar and almost didn't make it to the frige for emergency glucose. I live alone during the week and may have to end this drug. | F | 61 | 7 days | 3/14/2007 | 3 | diabetes | fatigue, nausea | I have experience weight loss and lower blood sugars although the results vary from 95 to 125. It's too soon to tell just how well this medicine will work for me | F | 38 | 7 days | 1/10/2007 |