Off to the Doc

[billroper]

I headed down to see Dr. Bob today as I'm going to shortly switch from Byetta to Bydureon, which means that I'll be doing one injection a week instead of two a day. I'll let you know how it goes. :)

While I was there, I got a tetanus booster since my last one was probably while I was in college. Bob was suitably appalled.

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[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

As a fellow diabetic on Byetta, I am most interested in how it goes.

What prompted the change in meds, if I may ask?

[billroper]

Although Bydureon is more expensive (at least at the moment), the once-a-week dosage is both more convenient and appears to offer better control of blood sugar and appetite with fewer side effects.

And although my co-pay is a good bit higher for Bydureon, I'm not paying for the needles (which I was with Byetta), so it's only up by about 50% instead of 100% net. :)