Byetta is a medicine that helps in the treatment of type 2 diabetes without usign any pills or insulin. This is a drug that instructs your body to produce sufficient insulin in the body at the right time with which it is possible to reduce the highs and lows of blood sugar.

With Byetta, there is no need of making adjustments in its dosage depending on the size of your meals and the amount of exercise you do. Byetta comes in pen form where you find daily doses of medicine measured, so there is no worry about the measurement of your daily doses.

Byetta is a unique drug that helps your body to produce the right amount of insulin, at the right time. It starts working with its first dose, and with continuous use of Byetta, you find an overall improvement in the A1C. there is no need of any extra blood glucose monitoring when taking Byetta. You only need to have some self monitoring of blood glucose so that it is possible for you and your health care professional know how well diabetes is controlled. You tend to feel less hungry, and thus eat less while on Byetta. In fact many patients lose weight with Byetta. Medication like insulin for diabetes may bring about weight gain while some drugs like metformin has no effect on weight.

However Byetta cannot be used as a substitute for insulin in patients dependant on insulin treatment. It is better to inform your healthcare professionals of all your medical conditions before starting Byetta as medicine containing sulfonylurea can create a side effect with Byetta. There are some side effects with Byetta like diarrhea, headache, nausea, jittery feeling and acid stomach.