Information and opinions on Diabetes from aries323 at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/1970 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/1970/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/1970 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/1970/9829/6-month-mark Sat, 26 May 2007 12:24:00 -0400 aries323 So I'm almost at my 6 month mark of taking Byetta.  I've lost 40 pounds, but my bg's are climbing since coming off the Avandia, A1c was at 8.4, and my tri-g's were up to 150.  The dr. is thinking my body still needs to adjust to the meds change, and said that next visit (mid-August) if they were still up, she would probably put me back on the Avandia.  That was in April.  My sugars kept going up, so I put... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/1970/9829/6-month-mark http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/1970/7573/its-byetta Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:41:00 -0400 aries323 I found I had type 2 about 15 years ago, started with metformin, then after a few years added others to the mix. I am now using metformin (1000mg 2/day), glipizide (10mg 2/day), and Byetta 10 2/day. I am also taking Diovan w/Hctz 80/12.5 once a day for bp, Crestor (5mg 1/day) for chlorestoral, Gemfibrozil )600mb 2/day) for tri-g's, and Synthroid .075mcg once a day. whew! a lot of meds! The Crestor worked so good that my doctor decreased it... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/1970/7573/its-byetta