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Comment by Karen on June 25, 2012 at 12:32pm

Newbie here ! So glad to find this site. Diagnosed Sept 2011 with Type 2. Put on 1000mg Metformin. In Dec put on 2000 mg Metformin plus 5 mcg Byetta. Felt better and started losing weight. In April started having serious bathroom issues. Doc said, cut Metformin back to 1000 mg per day and keep taking Byetta. Well, it seems, now I am not losing weight even tho Byetta was prescribed solely for that reason. Anybody having any of these symptoms? Any advice? thanks.

Comment by Brigitte on February 28, 2012 at 7:36am

Doug... I just came across your posts... Curious to know how you are doing!?

Comment by Phill Dill on January 31, 2012 at 11:41am

Great that it is working just be careful as my numbers dropped a great deal with the new combo of meds. I will suggest that you keep some carb tabs with you as each of these have different peak times and there are many little things to learn about an injectable such as where you inject and the reaction time it takes for me this is important as I use different ones everyday.

Comment by Rita on January 31, 2012 at 8:08am

Phil, Thanks so much. I am finding out that I need to check. When I stopped the Metformin and did Leve. 8 units it wasn't keeping my reading below 150. I increased to 10U and down to 130 fasting. I added a Metformin this AM and and going to use Leve 8U with another Metformin in PM. I'll watch this for a few days. I really appreciate your info.

Comment by Phill Dill on January 30, 2012 at 4:40pm

You can take them all together. I take Lantus 50u, Byetta .5u and metformin 500mg all twice daily plus humalog R on a sliding scale. I have only started the Byetta and metformin in late November and have noticed no weight loss but no weight gain eaither. You have to be prepared to check your levels many times a day untill a balance is found.

Comment by Rita on January 30, 2012 at 7:40am

Byetta, Levemir, Metformin, can all three be used together? See previous question. Hope someone has some answers.

Comment by Rita on January 29, 2012 at 9:30am

Just switched from metformin to levemir. I was using Byetta once a day. Is it still OK to use it? It really helps me eat less. I am very hungry since starting the insulin and I don't want to gain weight. I have already gained 2 lbs in five days.

Comment by LisaB on November 28, 2011 at 2:51am

Hey : ) I just thought Id do a follow up on how I got on with taking Byetta.
The second pen (10micrograms) still didnt have an effect on me, but with the third one I asked if a longer needle would help I was using a 4mm, the nurse didnt seem to think it would make a difference but I badgered her for an 8mm, Low and behold Im now getting lower blood sugars and I find if I take make injection about 90mins before I eat a meal I only really want half of it! ive lost 7lbs in the first 2 weeks of doing this, Im so pleased I stuck with it and if its not working for someone else reading this, please just try and hang in there and try tweaking it a little. x

Comment by Phill Dill on November 27, 2011 at 7:29am

Now after changing back and forth of meds I have been put on Byetta .5 and Metformin twice a day. This goes along with my Insulin but, I have had nausa for about 4 days and upset stomach but really mild effects to the new setup. I have noticed a, not a big but a huge difference in Bgl in just 5 days. I am wondering after being on a high for years how long it might take to adapt to the lower levels once more? I do belive this is the formula that finally is going to work for me, but I have had this hope before. Humalog R with meals( sliding scale), Lantus 60u, Byetta .5u and metformine 500mg twice daily. Look forward to comments on others results after some time on some of these combos

Comment by mybloodissweet on September 29, 2011 at 7:20pm

Is there anyone out there who belongs to Northern California Kaiser? I am taking Byetta and paying for it out of pocket. Byetta isn't on their formulary. When I approached them a couple of years ago about trying Byetta...they refused telling me that what they were doing for me was the best option for my diabetes. I decided to see an endocrinologist in the Bay Area to get help in controlling my diabetes. He put me on Byetta...and I am see fabulous results. I am struggling to pay for my Byetta and want to get Kaiser to pay for it. How do I go about this? Is it even possible? I'm frustrated.

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