before i started the lantus i was hoping it gave me more energy but it hasnt.
now im down to 75 units of lantus. i also take 2 4mgs of amaryl daily. i have only been taking one byetta shot a day instead of the 2 mainly because my sugars have been 85 2 hours after dinner and the side effects, makes me dizzy and nuaseated (last 3 hours) and sometimes gives me migraines. good thing i just got migraine pills from my doc,maxalt, they help.
are you using the pen for your lantus? i just got the pen when i was at my doctors june 7th. before that was using the syringes. i finally gave myself the shot with the pen tonight and it didnt even burn like it usually does when my husband gave me the injection. the byetta to me is still easier cause its easier to hold that pen then the lantus pen, its smaller, and doesnt take as long as the 75 units.

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..... now im down to 75 units of lantus. i also take 2 4mgs of amaryl daily. i have only been taking one byetta shot a day instead of the 2 mainly because my sugars have been 85 2 hours after dinner .....

sunnybear,

Glad to hear that the Byetta is having a positive effect. But something here doesn't make sense to me. You must be very insulin resistant. 75 units of Lantus a day is a lot! By comparison, I need only 12 units of basal insulin a day. And my pancreas produces no insulin whatsoever (I am T1 for 28 years).

So is there any reason why you aren't taking a something to reduce the insulin resistance, like Metformin? Amaryl simply stimulates your pancreas to produce more insulin. And it looks like what you really need is to enable all that insulin you are injecting and your pancreas is producing to do it's job properly.

Cheers,

Mark

[QUOTE=Mark Munday]sunnybear,

Glad to hear that the Byetta is having a positive effect. But something here doesn't make sense to me. You must be very insulin resistant. 75 units of Lantus a day is a lot! By comparison, I need only 12 units of basal insulin a day. And my pancreas produces no insulin whatsoever (I am T1 for 28 years).

So is there any reason why you aren't taking a something to reduce the insulin resistance, like Metformin? Amaryl simply stimulates your pancreas to produce more insulin. And it looks like what you really need is to enable all that insulin you are injecting and your pancreas is producing to do it's job properly.

Cheers,

Mark


hi mark,
i was taking glucophage for over a year, then when i had my last blood test (Feb)my kidney levels were ellivated so my doctor had me stop taking it. so the last blood test i just had my kidney levels were back to normal so i guess it was from the glucophage. so thats why i dont take it.
my doctor told me that if my sugars get to low to lower the amount of Lantus i take so that is what im doing.