Byetta - post marketing research has found problems with it |
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Byetta is gotten from the saliva of the gila monster which is a scary
looking lizard. It has been shown to not only reduce blood sugar levels
but also cause loss of appetite in some folks which could result in weight
loss, a comodity most Americans feel is very nice. Byetta is something you might not want to take... besides being an injected medication, post marketing research uncovered a risk of pancreatitis and in November 2009, an FDA warning was issued about a connection between Byetta and kidney failure / dysfunction. Here is the notice:
Many highly risky medications have not been recalled but there are those who have advocated recall of Byetta in December 2008: http://www.usrecallnews.com/2008/12/byetta-recall.html Other side effects associated with Byetta are:
Seems the safest medication for diabetes is still metformin (and glyposide) More technical informational on Byetta (PDF -requires adobe reader) |