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I woke up sometime this morning, before it was light out, and felt a low coming. I should have gotten up and tested, but I rolled over, looked at the clock and figured I'd be fine until I actually had to get out of bed. This is sleep logic.
By the time I was actually awake and conscious, but not yet out of bed, I felt the whoosh flushing over my face, head and upper body. I knew it would be worse-much worse-when I stood up. I took my time, picked up the backup meter I now keep by my bed and walked into the bathroom. I felt myself getting worse by the second. I found my brain being rational and telling myself one thing and my body simply not responding the way I thought it should. My hands were fumbly, though not shaky, which is a sure sign of a low for me, and I was having trouble focusing. (READ MORE)

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Even though I started hating Byetta toward the end, it still offered me at least one redeeming benefit. I held on to Byetta a lot longer than I should have mainly because it zapped my appetite. From roughly a week in I was hardly ever hungry. In fact, I found myself routinely having rabbit food several meals a day and feeling just fine about it.
I feared the hunger almost immediately, and within days of giving up on Byetta for a number of reasons, I started to experience that dreaded hunger once again. I even did some Google research on appetite suppressants hoping that I could try to have the best of Byetta and Novolog with some herbal or OTC remedy. (READ MORE)

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Around the third week of taking Byetta I noticed a marked difference in my appetite. Not only did I not feel the pangs of hunger at almost every turn, but my portion sizes at each meal have dramatically decreased. In fact, I found that having half of a small cucumber, 10 crackers and cheese and a glass of water for lunch was more than satisfying on a number of occasions. One night for dinner, I shocked my husband when I sat down with a handful of carrots and a glass of water while the rest of the family had tacos! Some days I feel like I can skip a meal altogether-something I can't ever remember feeling on a regular basis.
Due to my much smaller appetite, I have finally experienced a slight weight loss. I'm down just 4 lb. in five weeks, but considering that I haven't been able to restart my exercise routine I find this very comforting. (READ MORE)

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I'm so frustrated right now. Like cry myself to sleep frustrated. I started walking again five days ago. I had to skip this morning because at 5:50 a.m. my blood sugar was 231. I hate myself for that. But here's what happened. Yesterday, we were invited to a barbeque. In addition to the dessert I left on our kitchen counter, I also forgot to bring my medicine with me. I took the meds when I got home and ate something small just in case, but I still woke up to this hideous number. And of course, no matter how diligent I was all day I remained high because I can't take fast-acting insulin with Byetta. (READ MORE)

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My husband and I joke all the time about how I am likely the world's most impatient person. OK, my 4-year-old daughter runs a close second, but she had to learn from someone.
For example, literally as soon as I gave myself my first injection of Byetta just over two weeks ago I expected to be running for the bathroom and to immediately lose my appetite. I was disappointed, frankly, that I didn't.
I know it's weird, but I'm actually hoping to have the side effects that can come with Byetta. I love to eat and have yet to find something to help me curb my insatiable desire to shovel food into my mouth all the time. Right now, when I'm feeling great, I can say with some level of confidence that I want a medicine that will make me feel like crap so that I lose the will to eat. Yes, that's extreme, but I can't fight the hunger anymore, which I've managed to illustrate with my 9.0 A1C. (READ MORE)

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Fasting: 75. Not unheard of for me, but since I was 216 before bed, I really expected to be in the 100s.
Although I really want to give Byetta a good test by having cereal for breakfast this morning, I decide to go with a bagel instead. At least that way I can see how the medicine works when I don't go into a meal so high.
I am itching to test my sugar at one hour post, but convince myself to wait for two hours. At the 1 hour and 15 minute mark, a coworker comes in with donuts. "Did you take insulin?" she wants to know, showing the donuts off. I explain about the new medicine and that I want to see how it was working before I go off the deep end. I am proud of my will power.
Two hours post breakfast: 84. Ok, I officially love Byetta. However, I'm anxious to see what happens with lunch. (READ MORE)

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This weekend is, essentially, a wash. A sick child at 4 a.m. on Saturday can really throw a wrench into your eating and sleeping plans and habits. Despite my erratic schedule Saturday and Sunday, I manage to take my medicine and test on a fairly regular schedule, getting only one blood sugar reading over 200.
A real test came Sunday night when I ran out at 8 p.m. for some groceries and a fast-food dinner on the road. Even though I had thought about and planned to take the Byetta and Metformin before leaving, in my rush to get the shopping done before bedtime I forgot. When I came home, I considered at least taking the Metformin, but I decided not to risk a low.
This morning's fasting is 128, which is pretty darn good considering what I had for dinner last night and that I didn't have any meds to go with it. Furthermore, to be 144 two hours after my tried-and-true bagel breakfast is pretty good. (READ MORE)

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Fasting: 69. This morning is definitely different. I test a good 60 to 90 minutes before I usually do because I feel so weird and get this nearly low number. And I am dropping fast. I manage to make my way to the kitchen for a granola bar, but I feel simply awful.
My body and my brain seem to be betraying me this morning. Despite having two granola bars around 6:30 a.m., I also have my bagel and butter around 7:30 a.m. I don't bother to test before eating the bagel-or the cookies I have as soon as I get into work. My body aches from what my menstrual cycle is doing to me and I've lost all control and will power. Despite my hideous eating habits this morning, I test at the 3-hour mark from when I first ate this morning and am not surprised to see 240. Today is the kind of day I normally just let everything out the window and eat whatever I want. I guess this will be that true test I've been wanting to give Byetta from the start. (READ MORE)

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Weight: 210
Fasting: 95.
I ate a lot today. I'm dealing with tons of financial stress and a potential life change, which, of course, adds stress. When I'm stressed, I eat. That's not entirely true. I like to eat. I eat all the time. I wish I didn't.
This evening, I am finally able to start Byetta. Just like the nurse told me in my endo's office, I prime the Byetta pen by "wasting" one dose. Even though I don't like using the shorter pen needles, I decide to give it a go since that's what came with the Byetta starter kit. I pinch the skin on my tummy and squeeze in the medicine. (READ MORE)

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Fasting: 106. A little strange considering the readings for the previous two nights and subsequent fastings, but I'll take it. This is still a work in progress. Even though I'd like to try that test of cereal and milk this morning, an event later in the day has me not wanting to mess with my routine. So I settle on a bagel. Again. And two hours later, I'm still amazed when I test and see 87. I should mention that prior to Byetta, this is a meal that I would have taken roughly 4 units of Novolog to cover and certainly not ended up at 87 as a post prandial.
I'm starting to see some side effects, too. I think. I definitely don't feel like having a snack at a time when I would normally welcome eating just about anything. I don't feel sick, I just don't really feel like eating. (READ MORE)

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