User Reviews for Byetta subcutaneous

My A1c dropped dramatically as hoped. However,even tho I take 2 Metamucil caps a day I am still constipated from the Byetta. Not sure what to do about it. Nausea went away after first week.

Been on this drug for the last 4 years. I inject myself 2X a day 10mg each. First 2 years at 5mg 2X a day. I have vomitting during the 1st week of use then got use to it. I inject myself at 30 minutes before breakfast and dinner at my belly or bicept.

I have been type 2 for over 10 years and have been using Byetta for over 2 years, i have not received the weight loss everyone else has chatted about but i am happy with results. Also I have been taken off glyburide since i started taking this....

I just started this medication a few days ago. I have already had a significant drop in my blood sugar numbers. I had nausia with my first dose and realized I was not eating enough so I incresed my food a little and have not had anymore problems. I am actually feeling the best I have felt in years. I have taken Byetta for less than a week and have lost 4 pounds and have tons of energy to play with my kids now! I am very very happy with this medication!

My doctor started me on the highest dose when my A1c was 7.3 after surgery. Made me violently ill, but I foolishly kept taking it trying to adjust. I now have a non-working pancreas, bad stomach and take insulin.

my gi tract virtually stopped and my reflux was terrible. I know why people lose weight. anything I ate repeated and i was not ever hungry just reall nauseous. was 1 day close to pancreatitis.

i have not experienced the highs and lows that i was expecting has been very easy to use and to control

I took Byetta for over a year, starting with 5 and then going to 10. Initial weight loss was 20 pounds but after 7 months I had no further weight loss and quesiontioned why I was injecting this twice a day. Also could not tolerate metformin-sever leg pain. With no change in diet weight began to creep up. I am now beginning 6 months of excercise and nutrition as a bariatric candidate. I want health and it seems the more drugs I tried, the worse I felt. I don't feel surgery is the best option, but feel the 6 months in preparation will have shown me all of my options. In total I was on Byetta for 14 months. Has anyone else experienced the loss of effectiveness?Read More Read Less

I took the 5mg Byetta for the first month then moved on to the 10mg. Yes, there was extreme nausea for the first 6 weeks but this did subside. I found eating high fat/spicy foods caused more nausea so I stayed away from them. There was weight loss. It does teach you to eat your big meal at lunch and helps you not eat all the time. Unfortunately, as I started my 4 month my enjection sites became swollen and itchy. My whole body started to itch as well. I stopped using it for a month and I am trying it again. Hoping my body can tolerate it. It is worth putting up with the nausea. I highly recommend it.Read More Read Less

Byetta makes me so nauseous I need to lie down after eating. It is especially bad in the afternoons, post-lunch. I will give it high marks in reducing appetite in that I've managed to lose weight in a steady pace.

I Have lost about 65 lbs.My a1c is now 5.7 down from 7.8

Have been on 5 mcg since first of the year. While A1C is down just a bit, I also haven't been diligent about my diet. Job I have, it is difficult to eat at regular mid-day meal times. Dr. now wants me to try 10 mcg -- will this be safe? Had nausea but no vomiting for first week or so w/5 mcg. Otherwise this has been okay.

i have used it for a month& no weight loss and have stomach pain almost everyday!I don't have insurance but got it free tru the manufactor of byetta!ask your doctor or go to their website for more info!I didnt get the needles free,but its better then paying for the shots!!

I have type 2 insulin resistant diabetes, I had gained almost 100 pounds, when I started using Byetta I started losing weight. at first I had stomach pain and was sick at my stomach quite a bit and didnt feel like eating, after I had been using it for aboout a month or so I got use to it and have now lost 87 pounds. I feel great. I had gotten over 300 pounds and now am down to about 225, losing another 75 pounds will put me where I want to be. and my sugar level is always good. once in a while it can get to low but I have learned how to hadle that.My doctor is very happy about the results and I have blood work done each time before my next appointment and every thing always looks good.Read More Read Less

constipation

I used this med. for a couple of years it made my glucose with wonderful readings but due to my husband having to quit work for health reasons we lost our insurance I wish I could go back on it I have had bad readings lately.

It worked great when i first started to take it but now it not working as well maybe iam doing something wrong like what i eat and not enogh excerising?

Today I took my first dose of Byetta (5mg). I took it an hour before my breakfast as recommended. I decided to walk my dog and after walking approx. 800ft., imy heart started palpitating,i was flushed and nauscous. I eventually ended up vomitting continueouusly for at least 45mins. Someone please tell me that i am not the only one who went through yhis ordeal.Several hrs. has past and I have lost my tastebuds and m desire to injest anything.

using this medication has help me with my sugar levels and A1c and weight somewhat. It is a good medication to take if you can tolorate it.

i loss 100 lb. taking bytta but have stop taking because of expense.