[Phen-tabulous]

Hey all,
I am new to the phen family and was wondering if there was anyone else out there that is using Byetta. I thought that i had diabetes for the last six years. I had been going to my family Dr. for this and he never told me anything diffrent. He would just give me my perscription of metformin and there you go. I finaly got tired of playing around and decided i needed to change my life if i was going to be around for my girls. (ages 15 and 6) I started to go to a local weight loss Dr. and he is the one that put me on the adipex. he suggested that i go see a specialist for my sugar problems; the sugar Dr. informed me that i was insulin resistant insted of having type 2. He put me on a twice a day shot called Byetta. Has anyone used this and if so what can i expect it to do to me? The Dr. told me that the average person will loose 20 pounds after they start taking this. Would love to hear about past and present experiences.

[CuzzzandU]

no im not taking it but i want to welcome you to the baord. i hope you can find someone who can help you. i wish you all the luck and i hope your diabetes goes away when you start to lose. but good luck !!

cuzzz

[Phen-tabulous]

Originally Posted by CuzzzandU

no im not taking it but i want to welcome you to the baord. i hope you can find someone who can help you. i wish you all the luck and i hope your diabetes goes away when you start to lose. but good luck !!

cuzzz

Thanks for the welcome and words of encouragement.

[xblackbettyx]

Hey! Welcome, I am a newb as well ;P

I was put on Byetta at 17 for being insulin resistant and did drop about 20lbs without changing what foods I ate. Byetta pretty much changes the amount you can eat. I'd only eat one plate of Chinese food instead of three and felt stuffed. I am sure I would have lost a lot more had I changed what I ate.

I got re-prescribed it this past Friday only to find out from the phamacy that my insurance (which is a rather large, good insurance company) doesn't want to prescribe it to me until I try metformin despite having already tried Jaunuvia. So, now even though I have used Byetta before for a good year or so, now I have to fight it with the insurance company.

It makes me so mad. Funny thing is they paid for Phentermine but not the Byetta.

Personally, I loved Byetta. The results outweigh the self injections by far.

[Phen-tabulous]

Originally Posted by xblackbettyx

Hey! Welcome, I am a newb as well ;P

I was put on Byetta at 17 for being insulin resistant and did drop about 20lbs without changing what foods I ate. Byetta pretty much changes the amount you can eat. I'd only eat one plate of Chinese food instead of three and felt stuffed. I am sure I would have lost a lot more had I changed what I ate.

I got re-prescribed it this past Friday only to find out from the phamacy that my insurance (which is a rather large, good insurance company) doesn't want to prescribe it to me until I try metformin despite having already tried Jaunuvia. So, now even though I have used Byetta before for a good year or so, now I have to fight it with the insurance company.

It makes me so mad. Funny thing is they paid for Phentermine but not the Byetta.

Personally, I loved Byetta. The results outweigh the self injections by far.

Thanks for the info. After you dropped the weight were you able to come off of it or did you just get transfered to something else. Oh yea, when can i expect the sick feeling to go away?

I hate that you are having so much trouble with your insurance co. I never have been able to figure out what they are thinking when they do that kind of thing. Yet my insurance will not pay for any type of diet pill. But on the other hand it pays well for the Byetta; which is way more that the Adipex.

Good luck in the battle with the insurance co. Let me know how it turns out.