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Permalink Reply by debb on November 20, 2008 at 3:12am

twix,
i think as in all things it depends on how your body reacts to the drugs. i am taking metformin and byetta. yes there is nausea, but it lasted for maybe a month. it depends on each individual. as far as controlling my appetite it didn't work. but it does help my numbers. for me i don't think anything will help me lose weight because my stomach is so stretched out. i need help with that first. i have never tried januvia, maybe someone else can answer you on that one. with all of diabetics it's trial and error. what might work for one doesn't necessarily work for another. your right about the weight loss. we will do much better if we can lose it. my bariatric doctor has me on the south beach diet. phase two not one. he wants me to lose 12 pounds before the surgery. actually i can use both phases, but because of my diabetes i couldn't just start with phase one. i am following it and believe it or not my numbers dropped down around 100 to 120 two hours after a meal. i haven't seen that ever, since my dx. some of the recipes aren't the greatest, but i'm willing to eat almost anything if it will help lose that 12 pounds. i thought i would be hungry but having to eat 3 snacks two hours after each meal has taken care of that. also i read your other blog and your right about the exercise. it's a very important addition to your daily routine.
whatever you do, i wish you well. i know you can do it.

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Permalink Reply by Twixcookie on December 16, 2008 at 10:15pm

You know, I am learning, there is nothing I can do. I have this disease, and there is nothing I can do about it. That is acceptance I guess. I cannot lose weight. I have tried it all. I have read books, I have tried what others have tried, and frankly, I haven't met one doctor who really had the answer.

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Permalink Reply by Twixcookie on December 16, 2008 at 10:14pm

I have been taking Metformin now since Oct. 15th and I still have the screaming meemies everytime. I am only on 500mg too, which, according to the literature, is too low to even help me..
I think the doctors are just winging it now. No one really knows how to treat this disease.
I was told this week that my doctor wants to see 3 more months out of me before he does anything else. I am not losing weight at all.
I am miserable trying to take this drug and not have it affect me with work. Sometimes, I can't take it if I am working nights.
I can't spend 3 hours in the bathroom, and feel exhausted and drained by those sudden attacks.
I don't snack. I am trying to eliminate all bad habits I have had. No snacks. Just 3 small meals a day. That's it. If I am hungry, I put up with it until the next meal.

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Permalink Reply by MossDog on August 26, 2011 at 5:33pm

Twix that sounds terrible. If I were you I would not take Metformin any longer and ask for something else. I think insulin would be preferrable to that.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Adelman on November 20, 2008 at 4:22am

I took Metformin along with Byetta and never had any side effects. Sure I lost weight ( went from 165 to 148 ). The issue I had was being inconsistant in taking my meds, Worl prevented me from a "regular" schedule. While I was on the combination, it worked very well for me. BUT everyone is different.

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Permalink Reply by Smartie on November 20, 2008 at 7:54am

hi! my bro-in-law took Metformin. in spite of nausea he loved this drug, because now he is on insulin and he hates injections like a little child=))

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Permalink Reply by jojo55 on June 25, 2010 at 9:52am

I am now on 1000 mg of Metformin twice a day, along with Byetta 10 mg. twice a day. This has been a wonder drug (Byetta) for me. Yes, I get nauseous, but I'm FINALLY losing weight. I have been on it for 1-1/2 years and I've lost over 60 pounds! For me, the nausea was well worth it because all I wanted to do was lose the weight. I can't tell you how wonderful it felt to go into the regular size clothing department (petite no less) and find something off the rack that fit and looked decent! Before Byetta I couldn't lose anything - even with exercise and not eating. Now, I don't eat a lot, but I do eat regularly. And, I find I can even splurge once in a while with dessert in a restaurant - something I never dared to do until now. I feel so normal! I am much happier and my blood sugars are always around 80-90. I'm proud of how much better I look and feel and I think that makes a huge difference in the way I approach having diabetes and living well with it. I wish you the same success.

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Permalink Reply by Bubbaluv on June 25, 2010 at 10:17am

I have been using Amaryl (glimepiride) which help stimulate insulin production and reduces insulin resistance. The way my doctor describes it, the Metformin helps prevent the liver from dumping glucose, and the Amaryl helps take care of the glucose my body does produce so its like attacking the problem from two side.

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Permalink Reply by Marsha on June 25, 2010 at 11:11am

I take metformin 1000 mg twice daily along with 1 Onglyza, which apparently hasn't been out there too long (and I have not heard anyone else who is taking it!). I was offered either Byetta or Onglyza -- and wimpy girl that I am, I took the NON-injectable!! :) I have had good luck with these -- really no side effects with the metformin or Onglyza, and have shed 30 pounds since March 1, 2010. As others have said, everyone has different reactions with different meds, but this combination seems to work well for me (and took my A1c from 10.2 at diagnosis to 6.3 at my last visit).

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Permalink Reply by JeffD on July 1, 2010 at 2:53pm

I haven't tried anything different, but I am on 2000mg of metformin (500mg four times a day or 1000mg twice a day or whatever), and 1.2 mg of Victoza one a day.

My experience is that I am rarely hungry at all, I feel full all the time and that most food is uninteresting. It has eliminated the amount of random snacking I used to do, when I was bored or lonely or whatever. I feel nauseous if I eat too much, so there is great incentive to keep portions low.

With the regime I have lost about a pound a week. So four weeks, four pounds. How much of that will stay off and how much the weight will continue to come off I don't know. My goal is 100 lbs in two years.

There was some getting used to, but that only lasted the first several days.

And every now and then I get the wierdest thing, - others have explained it to me as a false low - where I awaken from sleep with many of the symptoms of a sugar low, but my measured blood sugar is about 100 or a little more. Now that is really low for what my blood sugar has been, but its not really a low, and so I ride it out and after an hour or so I feel better and go back to sleep.

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Permalink Reply by Marsha on July 7, 2010 at 6:32am

Jeff, funny you should mention that "false low" feeling. I get that all the time. Perhaps it is because I am just so worried about going low! I get that after work -- eyes get a little fuzzy and I have other symptoms. I whip out my meter and check, and there I sit anywhere from 95 to 120. It's odd! I have gotten up at 2 or 3 AM thinking I am low, check and I am fine - always over 100.

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Permalink Reply by Kathi on August 26, 2011 at 4:36pm

I just got on Byetta and I love it so far. No nausea, yay ! I also take metformin 1000 mg twice a day. Byetta is really keeping my sugar levels down. I hope it makes lose weight too !

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