I threw away my Byetta pen yesterday. It was easy. I just took it out of the cabinet and chucked it. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

I don't think I'll ever want to go back to Byetta.

I hate to say that because I really thought it was going to be a saving grace for me in the weight loss department. I'm just not so sure that it was my allergies that were making my blood sugar go so wacky lately. I mean, I'm sure allergies played a part, but I'm not so sure they were the sole culprit.

There are just so many variables to diabetes management that I'll never really know for sure, but since I've gone back to Novolog I've noticed a dramatic difference in my numbers. And, I'm still taking nasal steroids, which I thought were going to send my blood sugar off the deep end, for my allergies. I am walking more consistently than I was on Byetta; however, it became difficult to count on a morning walk when I didn't know where my blood sugar would be at 6 a.m.

I've been tempted to try to ditch the Novolog, too, since I seem to really only need about one unit per 20ish carbs. However, my experience the other day with 15 grams of carbs and a walk reminds me that I do, in fact, need it just a little.

Things are going so much better that last night I decreased my Lantus by two units. And that was after an 80 after dinner and nearly half a bag of graham crackers for a bedtime snack. At 10 p.m. I was 122, which shocked me. I checked my bedside drawer to make sure I had at least one piece of hard candy in case I woke up in the middle of the night low. Sure enough, at 5:30 a.m. when my alarm went off, I hit snooze and felt the woosh of a low. A quick check with my One Touch Mini showed 63. I grabbed that piece of candy just in case I was headed south fast.

I haven't completely ruled Byetta out. I continue to think that I'm much happier and feel much more in control on Novolog. Once I get things a little more under control, though, all the time, I may decide that it's time to try it again.