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Type 1 : what insulin
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From: MSN NicknameME_2_U_U_2-ME  (Original Message)Sent: 6/27/2007 8:27 PM
What insulin are we all on..
is Byetta the best one
 
thanks vonny


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From: sarahQSent: 6/27/2007 9:03 PM
Hi Vonny,
               Byetta is not insulin.
I hope the medical staff didn't tell you it was.
I know you said in another post it was a new insulin.
It is not insulin though and has been in use for a couple of years in the USA but new to the UK.

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From: MSN NicknameME_2_U_U_2-MESent: 6/27/2007 9:29 PM
Hi sarahQ
thanks for your reply
the name Byetta just rings a bell . as you said its new in the uk.... but i can not see it still being on trial in the uk if its been around in the USA for years .
 
thanks vonny

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From: Mikalas75Sent: 6/28/2007 3:36 AM
I use Novolog...generic for Humalog.
 
Michelle

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From: MSN NicknameMrsMaryBSent: 6/28/2007 3:58 AM
Vonny , Byetta is fairly new here in the USA, within the last 2 or 3 years.I've been on it about a year now.But it's not an insulin as Sarah said.
 
I'm on Levemire ( insulin ) , Byetta & Actos.
 
Maryb
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From: JulieSent: 6/28/2007 10:57 AM
I use Novolog through my insulin pump.  It is not a generic for Humalog as Michelle said above, but a competitor to Humalog made by a different company and with a different formula.  I like it.  It is a rapid-acting insulin.  If you are not on a pump, you would also need a long-acting insulin like lantus or levemir.
 
Julie

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From: MSN Nicknamenewby556Sent: 6/28/2007 4:22 PM
I'm on Lantus.....Peace,Cheryl

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From: MSN NicknamePerson766Sent: 7/3/2007 2:05 PM
I use Novolog in my pump. As said, Byetta is not an insulin and Novolog is not a generic for Humalog (though they are similar and Novolog may just be your insurance's preferred rapid-analog). I have used just R, R and Lantus, Lantus and Novolog, just Novolog in my pump, and Levemir and Novolog. There really is no best. R and NPH are both outdated. I'd say the best plan is any plan that incorporates a basal that works for you with meal boluses based on carb ratios and correction factors.

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From: MSN NicknameKitty LovesSent: 7/13/2007 7:40 AM
The following ARE insulins:
NovoLog (NovoRapid) (rDNA with yeast)
Levemir
Lantus
Humalog (rDNA with a non-pathogenic strain of E. Coli)
Protophane
Actrapid
Novolin or Humalin R (Regular)
Novolin or Humalin N (NPH aka Neutro Protamine Hegadorn)
Lente (no longer sold)
UltraLente (no longer sold)
Vesolin (buffered regular, no longer sold)
Humalog 50/50
Humalog 75/25
NovoLog Mix 70/30
Novolin or Humalin 70/30
 
These are NOT insulins:
Byetta
Amelin
 
I personally use NovoLog in my insulin.
 
Kitty Loves
Type 1
Deltec Cozmo 1800 with CoZmonitor (purple in colour)
 

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From: sarahQSent: 7/16/2007 5:41 PM
You have forgotten the bovine and pork insulin's Kitty

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From: deafmackSent: 7/17/2007 6:42 AM
Byetta is not an insulin. It is an injectable drug used with people with type 2 who have not gained control with Metformin and or a sulfronyea or both,  It's generic name is Exenatide. It is the first class of drugs called incretin mimetics. You can google Byetta to learn more.

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