Re: Byetta and GI effects

Wow. Looks like I have some adjusting to do. I love spicy food and
strong flavors.
I did eat two slices of bread, it was the thin low-carb Sara Lee bread, so
it didn't seem like too much.
I'm glad that you've had good results with Byetta, that's very encouraging!
I am noticing my numbers dropping already.. my 1 hr pp was 120 yesterday.
My test before bed was 117, which was good, but then my fbg was 142!
Don't know what's going on with that, I guess I'll give it a few more days
and
see what happens.
Thanks!

Amy

"Warren and Paula Jo Merrill" <wompjm@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Amy, do be careful of the kinds of food you eat and the quantities. That
can contribute to the problems you describe. Remember that anything you
eat now sits in your stomach longer than usual and then slowly passes
through. Stuff that you might have been fine with before can get you now.
For instance don't eat strong flavors like bacon or dill pickles or they
will stay with you for hours (if you burp you'll know what I mean and be
amazed how long the flavors can hang around...). That can tend to make
you a bit nauseous. Also foods that are spicy don't do as well with me
now as they did before. Another thing is quantity, too much will give you
all sorts of things happening.

In nine months of being on Byetta I've only ever felt nausea about 3 or 4
times and EVERY time was my own fault for eating too much or something
really hard to digest. As an example you said you ate a sandwich. Was it
a sandwich folded over (one slice) or was it two full slices of bread?
I'll tell you this, when I started Byetta I was a 5 foot 9 inch male,
weighed 209 (was overweight even with my muscular build) and for almost
two months I could never have finished more than one half of a two slice
(full) sandwich. In fact just today I got all excited about the fresh
lettuce and tomatoes I was getting from my garden and fixed a two slice
sandwich for my second meal today. I don't know why I did it, still just
the anticipation of how good it was going to taste I guess. I only
finished just about one bite more than half and had to throw the rest
away. Thats after being on Byetta for nine months and now weighing 178
(my minimum weight goal). Also I do not eat three meals in a day. I have
breakfast and dinner (both easy on quantity) and one snack (but not a
third meal).

Also watch out for fatty foods, those don't digest well either. Other
Byetta users report that eating deep fried foods tends to give them a
'brick in the stomach' feeling.

If you stick with almost anything else other than things I've mentioned to
watch out for you should improve.

For the first two weeks at least my suggestion is keep the food simple and
moderately bland and really control the portions until you figure out what
is right for you with Byetta on board.

Oh and another thing to watch for is the sugar free type foods that have
lots of sugar alcohols. I used to get along very well with those but now
on Byetta I notice that I have to be a little more careful. Overdoing
those will give you gas and diarrhea pretty easily.



"amyky123" <amyky123NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well.. this morning I felt a bit better after an hour and a half or so,
but
I've felt queasy all day, and the thought of eating makes me sick.
I had to force down a pb & sugar-free j sandwich with my evening dose..
maybe this is where the weight loss side effect comes in?
Anyway, I'll keep ya posted.

Amy



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