Comments on: FDA Warning On Byetta – Is It Safe? http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/ Helping Diabetics with Support and Information on Diabetes Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:44:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: john http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-5111 john Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:07:33 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-5111 I've been on byetta since october i love the stuff, however rc is right you need to eat right to get the best of it. If your shovelling food down your neck you will get sick and force your body to go into overdrive producing insulin. You will feel sick. Self control is needed if you want to feel good. eat small and you will be fine. If you abuse your body you will get sick and stink out your locality with gas. It slows your digestion its rotting in your guts. Work with byetta and you will be healthier than in recent years. If you do get side effects then see a Dr come off it but for those of us who use it and don't abuse it most of us are pretty happy. I’ve been on byetta since october i love the stuff, however rc is right you need to eat right to get the best of it. If your shovelling food down your neck you will get sick and force your body to go into overdrive producing insulin. You will feel sick. Self control is needed if you want to feel good. eat small and you will be fine. If you abuse your body you will get sick and stink out your locality with gas. It slows your digestion its rotting in your guts.

Work with byetta and you will be healthier than in recent years.
If you do get side effects then see a Dr come off it but for those of us who use it and don’t abuse it most of us are pretty happy.

]]> By: sonja http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-5020 sonja Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:32:40 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-5020 Today I read on the Net that Byetta is also linked with KIDNEY PROBLEMS like failure or stones. If you suspect this, get your creatinine clearance checked. I have been on Byetta less than a month but am considering getting off it until this medicine will have been tested a lot more. Be aware, people. Today I read on the Net that Byetta is also linked with KIDNEY PROBLEMS like failure or stones. If you suspect this, get your creatinine clearance checked. I have been on Byetta less than a month but am considering getting off it until this medicine will have been tested a lot more. Be aware, people.

]]> By: lenalady http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-5016 lenalady Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:41:23 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-5016 It's been interesting reading all the comments. My endo. wants to start me on byetta next week. Lots to consider. Sharon...have you considered water fitness? I joined the YMCA and they have exercise classes in the water. I meet twice a week for 45 minutes or 1 hour depending on the night. I have lost almost two pant sizes and feel great. It’s been interesting reading all the comments. My endo. wants to start me on byetta next week. Lots to consider.

Sharon…have you considered water fitness? I joined the YMCA and they have exercise classes in the water. I meet twice a week for 45 minutes or 1 hour depending on the night. I have lost almost two pant sizes and feel great.

]]> By: Kate http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-5001 Kate Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:59:33 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-5001 Michael, Thank you for your post, after reading all of this it is really scaring me. I was just given Byetta yesterday. I take it along with Glumetza which is similar to the Metformin which I use to take but does not have any of the GI issues. You might want to look into the Glumetza it is wonderful, the same results with out the terrible side effects. Michael,
Thank you for your post, after reading all of this it is really scaring me. I was just given Byetta yesterday. I take it along with Glumetza which is similar to the Metformin which I use to take but does not have any of the GI issues. You might want to look into the Glumetza it is wonderful, the same results with out the terrible side effects.

]]> By: RC http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-4984 RC Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:58:05 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-4984 I have been on Byetta for 4 months and love it. I have lost 40 lbs. and counting. I had the nausea etc. and didn't think I could stay on it. My daughter had been on it, too. She lost 60 lbs. with it. She said I was experiencing nausea because I was eating too much or too fast. She was right. I now eat kid's meals when I take my shot. Even then I don't eat it all. I also like Smart Ones by Weight Watchers. I eat 1/2 a meal at a time. I also am on a multi-vitamin since I probably am not getting enough nutrients from what I eat. I feel better than I have for years. I plan to stay on it as long as I don't have any of the dangerous symptoms or until I meet my weight loss goal of 80 lbs. My sugars no longer test in the diabetic range. I have been on Byetta for 4 months and love it. I have lost 40 lbs. and counting. I had the nausea etc. and didn’t think I could stay on it. My daughter had been on it, too. She lost 60 lbs. with it. She said I was experiencing nausea because I was eating too much or too fast. She was right. I now eat kid’s meals when I take my shot. Even then I don’t eat it all. I also like Smart Ones by Weight Watchers. I eat 1/2 a meal at a time. I also am on a multi-vitamin since I probably am not getting enough nutrients from what I eat. I feel better than I have for years. I plan to stay on it as long as I don’t have any of the dangerous symptoms or until I meet my weight loss goal of 80 lbs. My sugars no longer test in the diabetic range.

]]> By: sbsumners http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-4894 sbsumners Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:07:35 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-4894 Hello all, I lost my mother in febuary of 2009 to pancreatic cancer, which i believe was caused by byetta. I am contacting a lawyer to see what if anything can be done. This stuff is made from the saliva of a gila monster, which is basically sticking a poison into your body. if anyone would like to pursue a lawyer with me contact me at fnsumners@yahoo.com. thanks. good luck to you all.. Hello all, I lost my mother in febuary of 2009 to pancreatic cancer, which i believe was caused by byetta. I am contacting a lawyer to see what if anything can be done. This stuff is made from the saliva of a gila monster, which is basically sticking a poison into your body. if anyone would like to pursue a lawyer with me contact me at fnsumners@yahoo.com. thanks. good luck to you all..

]]> By: Suz http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-4889 Suz Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:52:19 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-4889 Hi, I never post on sites like this but I feel Compelled to at this time. My husband (45), was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 2 yrs ago. It took him 3 months to get his numbers below 500! He has kept it under control with diet change and committed exercise for 2 yrs now. My father was told he was borderline diabetic (numbers in the 150-180 range) the same year. His Dr. put him on Byetta. He lost weight and thought it was great. He tried to get my husband to take it several times. Over the last year my father has had a lot of abdominal pain and almost chronic diarhea. He was in and out of the Dr. being tested for everything from chrones disease to colon cancer. They couldn't figure it out. They never told him it could be from the Byetta. In March of this year he had severe pains in his ribs and back. He went to the Dr,.. only to be sent to the chiropractor.... twice. The pain was so bad that he thought the chiro. had broken his ribs. The next morning he went to the ER. where they recognized it as pancreatitis. (Never drank alchohol in his life) On March 27th he was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. I just got back from his funeral. He died on June 28th. 90 days. He was 62. For those of you that enjoy taking Byetta... fine. Please don't encourage others to take it. Before we left my mother last week she took two perscriptions of Byetta out of the fridge and asked my husband if he had ever thought of taking it, and that if he had, he should get the perscription and that she would give it to him because it is expensive and she didn't want to throw it away. I had a VERY strong impression that he shouldn't, but I didn't say anything. I talked with my sister later and said " I just don't feel good about that RX. Who knows, there could be some link between it and his Pancreatic cancer" We got home today and I decieded to google byetta. I have spent the last 6 hrs reading posts from people with similar stories as mine. Sometimes it takes yrs to find out how many people a drug affected. Many people (like my mom) don't even suspect something like that so it isn't researched or reported. Anyway, thanks for everyones info. and listening ear. It's hard to loose a dad at 37. Of course we don't know, but is it worth the risk? Hi, I never post on sites like this but I feel Compelled to at this time. My husband (45), was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes 2 yrs ago. It took him 3 months to get his numbers below 500! He has kept it under control with diet change and committed exercise for 2 yrs now. My father was told he was borderline diabetic (numbers in the 150-180 range) the same year. His Dr. put him on Byetta. He lost weight and thought it was great. He tried to get my husband to take it several times. Over the last year my father has had a lot of abdominal pain and almost chronic diarhea. He was in and out of the Dr. being tested for everything from chrones disease to colon cancer. They couldn’t figure it out. They never told him it could be from the Byetta. In March of this year he had severe pains in his ribs and back. He went to the Dr,.. only to be sent to the chiropractor…. twice. The pain was so bad that he thought the chiro. had broken his ribs. The next morning he went to the ER. where they recognized it as pancreatitis. (Never drank alchohol in his life) On March 27th he was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. I just got back from his funeral. He died on June 28th. 90 days. He was 62. For those of you that enjoy taking Byetta… fine. Please don’t encourage others to take it. Before we left my mother last week she took two perscriptions of Byetta out of the fridge and asked my husband if he had ever thought of taking it, and that if he had, he should get the perscription and that she would give it to him because it is expensive and she didn’t want to throw it away. I had a VERY strong impression that he shouldn’t, but I didn’t say anything. I talked with my sister later and said ” I just don’t feel good about that RX. Who knows, there could be some link between it and his Pancreatic cancer” We got home today and I decieded to google byetta. I have spent the last 6 hrs reading posts from people with similar stories as mine. Sometimes it takes yrs to find out how many people a drug affected. Many people (like my mom) don’t even suspect something like that so it isn’t researched or reported. Anyway, thanks for everyones info. and listening ear.
It’s hard to loose a dad at 37. Of course we don’t know, but is it worth the risk?

]]> By: Judy Cush http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-4828 Judy Cush Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:22:59 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-4828 Sue, I too have now lost my huband to pancreatic cancer that started with the Byetta. I understand your frustration. When links appear about the possibility of cancer they are quickly broken. I miss him greatly. I hope others are paying attention. Judy Sue,

I too have now lost my huband to pancreatic cancer that started with the Byetta. I understand your frustration. When links appear about the possibility of cancer they are quickly broken. I miss him greatly. I hope others are paying attention.

Judy

]]> By: Beth http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-4827 Beth Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:51:49 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-4827 Barbara, I recently had gastric bypass surgery (2 years ago) and have the same question. I still have issues with my blood sugar being too high so my doctor put me on Byetta. Since we no longer use our "stomach", I wondered if Byetta works the same as those that do use their stomach. Barbara,
I recently had gastric bypass surgery (2 years ago) and have the same question. I still have issues with my blood sugar being too high so my doctor put me on Byetta.
Since we no longer use our “stomach”, I wondered if Byetta works the same as those that do use their stomach.

]]> By: Ken http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/comment-page-2/#comment-4813 Ken Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:15:25 +0000 http://www.battlediabetes.com/fda-warning-byetta/#comment-4813 Barbara, 10 years ago you had the bypass surgery and you still have Type2 diabetes today? Barbara, 10 years ago you had the bypass surgery and you still have Type2 diabetes today?

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