That meant weighing pounds, which would give me a BMI in the normal range. With my lower weight, my blood glucose levels have come way down. My A1c went from 6. I also had elevated liver enzymes that showed I had a fatty liver, which can lead to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver failure. Now, my liver enzymes are normal. My blood pressure was never all that high.
But it too has come down from over 80 to over All of my cholesterol levels are much better. My total cholesterol has dropped from to , well within the normal range of under My LDL cholesterol dropped from to 93, below the recommended level of under My HDL cholesterol — the good stuff — was always far too low. It has gone from 28 to 40, right at the recommended level. Now that my weight and blood glucose levels are under control, I feel at least 10 years younger. I have a whole lot more energy than I have had in years.
My mood is much more positive. In my case, I don't expect to ever stop using Byetta or a forthcoming product in that category of drugs. That's because nothing else has helped me control my voracious appetite.
However, I have stopped using all other type 2 diabetes drugs. The biggest problem is that my waist size dropped from 56 inches to 40 inches. That meant I had to buy a whole new wardrobe of slacks, shirts, and underwear. He writes at www. I knew how to eat low-glycemic food, but I ate to o much and exercised too little. I wanted better health and knew that my weight was my biggest obstacle.
For more on how Byetta works, see our Learning Curve on Byetta Since I knew that about half of all people who take Byetta have nausea, I prepared for it by eating very little from the first. The arthritis that I had is totally gone. If we combine this information with your PHI, we will treat all of that information as PHI, and will only use or disclose that information as set forth in our notice of privacy practices. You may opt-out of e-mail communications at any time by clicking on the Unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
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The current study was funded by the pharmaceutical companies. The most common side effects of exenatide were mild or moderate nausea and diarrhea. No participants reported low blood sugar, the researchers note. Exenatide may promote weight loss by causing people to eat less and increasing feelings of fullness, Trautmann said.
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