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Laura

posted 08/27/2008, comment (1)

Byetta Update: 4 More Deaths Reported

Last week the public learned of 6 more reported cases of pancreatitis and 2 deaths possibly connected to use of the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta. The first reports of a possible connection came in October of 2007. Now Amylin and Eli Lilly, makers of the drug, have announced the deaths of 4 more people who had been taking Byetta. Tuesday night,... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/19/2008, comments (0)

Are Stronger Label Warnings for Byetta Necessary?

6 more reports of pancreatitis and 2 recent patient deaths have reopened talks between the FDA and Amylin to add stronger warning lables to the diabetes weight-loss drug Byetta. For the full story, read the Reuter's news article. The FDA first warned of a possible linke between Byetta and acute pancreatitis in October of 2007. For our... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/10/2008, comments (17)

Living Longer with Byetta

The diabetes drug Byetta can help us control our blood glucose and lose weight. That's huge -- and just the beginning of the story. Full disclosure: I own 100 shares of stock in Amylin, the company that developed Byetta.About a year ago, after the Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago, I reported here how Byetta can... Read more Chevron

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Monica Cohee

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posted 08/08/2008, comments (0)

Boy! Where did the time go?

It's been awhile since I have been here! So many new things things have transpired here and in my life. I have now lost 45 pounds and my A1-C runs between 5.3 - 5.6, awesome to say the least. I have struggled for years to loose weight and Byetta has been a Godsend for me. It has taken me 1 year and 1 month to loose the 45... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/18/2008, comments (2)

Just started Byetta 5mcg tonight - Keeping fingers crossed!

I just began my Byetta at 12:20 a.m. tonight! I was so peachy proud of myself, as I am needle phobic and did not think I would be able to do it! After I injected it, I woke up my husband and told him...ran to my teenaged daughter's room and told her, then called my mother and sister and told them! I am type 2 and have been in... Read more Chevron

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