When you take Byetta, your stomach empties slower. That’s a good thing, because it helps you lose weight and reduce your blood glucose levels.
A common complication of diabetes called gastroparesis– literally paralyzed stomach – also causes food to remain in the stomach. That’s not a good thing, in part because it can make controlling your blood glucose levels difficult.
High blood glucose levels can lead to nerve damage causing gastroparesis. And high blood glucose levels make people...
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