B is for Byetta

David Mendosa Living With It Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog After earning a B.A. with honors from the University of California,... Send Message Subscribe: David Mendosa

Sunday, May 06, 2007
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At first I couldn’t decide whether B was for Byetta or for better. Then I realized that it didn’t matter.Byetta is better. It is better at helping people with type 2 diabetes to lose weight than anything else. And the longer I use it the better it helps me at controlling my appetite and i...

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Reading Inspiration
Anonymous
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 01:24 AM

David, I'm inspired! I'm going right out to acquire the Better book in any way I can. You inspire me. And I wanna read the guy who inspires you. Keep on!

Lori Rode

wonderful weight loss with Byetta
Renoozie (aka Renee)
Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 12:22 AM

Hi David

I am the vinegar tablet lady for dawn phenomenon. Remember?

Well, since December I have been on 10 mg of Byetta 2xdaily and have lost 30 #.

I am delighted with the results and with the wonderful feeling of not looking for food all the time. As a matter of fact, sometimes it is difficult to eat enough because food just does not appeal to me some of the time.

Even with the weight loss my blood sugars were not low enough. I take Actos 45 one time a day and was taking Prandin at meals which was causing low blood sugar and without it my levels were up even with Byetta.

My doctor prescribed 1/2 pill of Starlix, a new drug to be taken just before meals and voila! the formula was found!!! Now my levels are excellent, there is no dawn phenomenom and I continue to lose weight.

I want to thank you again because you have definitely been my inspiration. I do so appreciate and look forward to your monthly visits on e-mail.

Again, I am so sorry for the loss of your wonderful wife. I see though that your commitment to helping others is seeing you through. Keep up the wonderful work.

re: wonderful weight loss with Byetta
Mary
Sunday, June 03, 2007 at 02:10 PM
hi saw your post and was wondering what u meant by vinegar tablet lady? I take apple cider vinegar every day it is suppose to help with diabetes and water weight what have you noticed with it? Thanks, Mary email me at bellasgammy@aol.com

Metaformin in weight loss
Anonymous
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 01:51 PM
My doctor just took me off medicine (metformin) since I lost so much weight and got my diabetes under control. He was telling me that 20 min. of exercise was equivalent to my dose of metformin; so I'm walking 30 minutes twice a day now (as I took metformin twice daily)...

My main concern is that I heard that metformin also decreases your appetite so helps with weight loss...I'm just wondering if anyone has recommendations if I start putting weight on again (other then going back on metformin)...

NYMOM