{"id":1043,"date":"2013-09-12T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T17:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrybryant.com\/blogs\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2023-10-13T08:57:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:57:23","slug":"what-is-byetta-091113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrybryant.com\/blogs\/what-is-byetta-091113","title":{"rendered":"What Exactly Is Byetta &#038; Is It Safe to Use?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>What Is Byetta?<\/h1>\n<h2>Is Byetta Safe?<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>To anyone wondering, &#8220;what is Byetta?\u201d there is a short and a long answer.<\/strong>\u00a0 Put simply, it is an injected solution that helps those with type 2 diabetes regulate their blood sugar levels.\u00a0 Getting more technical, the drug is a brand named form of exenatide, which is an incretin mimetic.\u00a0 This means that it acts as an artificial hormone that helps communicate with the pancreas so it more efficiently creates insulin when needed. Thereby keeping the user\u2019s blood sugar levels where they need to be.<\/p><div id=\"glm-mobile-toc-box\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>There are many people wondering what is Byetta compared to, and is it a comparable drug to Bydureon.<\/strong> This is a common mix up. Both products are forms of exenatide. But while Byetta is to be injected twice daily before meals, Bydureon is the more long acting form of the drug. It needs only to be injected just once weekly.<br \/>\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8rPtYTKqZk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>There have been many studies done on the drug, and it is clear that by taking it, the user assumes a much higher level of risk associated with their pancreas.<\/strong> Anyone with a pre-existing pancreas condition should not be considered eligible to take the medication. Due to complications arising from how the drug interacts with the pancreas, in some cases, users have been documented in developing pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, and thyroid cancer.\u00a0 Despite this known risk, there has been no recall on the medication, prompting concerns that some affected individuals may consider pursuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrybryant.com\/houston-drug-injury-lawyer\/byetta-lawsuit\">Byetta class action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Are the Side Effects of Byetta?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Less severe possible side effects that can occur as a result of taking the drug include: <\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\n<table width=\"50%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>weight loss<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>vomiting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>nausea<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>headaches<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>dizziness <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>back pain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>diarrhea<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>disorientation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>light-headedness <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>nervousness <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>stomach pain<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>faster heart rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong><strong>or swelling of parts of the face<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>If someone has taken this drug and experienced these severe side effects, they should consider contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrybryant.com\/houston-drug-injury-lawyer\">drug injury lawyer who handles Byetta cases<\/a>.<\/strong>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Is Byetta? Is Byetta Safe? To anyone wondering, &#8220;what is Byetta?\u201d there is a short and a long answer.\u00a0 Put simply, it is an injected solution that helps those with type 2 diabetes regulate their blood sugar levels.\u00a0 Getting more technical, the drug is a brand named form of exenatide, which is an incretin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[64,65],"class_list":["post-1043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drug-injury","tag-drug-injury-lawyer","tag-medication-side-effects","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Is Byetta? | Byetta Is Incretin Mimetic And Can Harm The Pancreas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is Byetta? 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