Type 2 diabetics who were injected once-a-week with with 2 mg of long-acting release Byetta lost an average of 8.4 pounds after 3.75 months (15 weeks) according to a recent study from researchers at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, the makers of the drug. Patients given a dose of 0.8 mg once a week or a placebo did not lose weight. The long-acting release formula is under development by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in San Diego, California, USA. Read the entire article | Email this article

Here is a interesting story of a man who lost 50 pounds, going from 330 pounds to 280 pounds, while on Byetta (exenatide), an injectable drug for type 2 diabetes. Read the entire article | Email this article

The diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide), which is given twice a day by subcutaneous injection -- under the skin -- causes a 4-5 pound weight loss after five months, and a weight loss of about 11 pounds after two years according to an email I received from weight loss specialist Alan N. Schulman, MD of Rockville, Maryland. However, he said that an endocrinologist -- hormone specialist -- told him that he is routinely seeing weight loss of 10-20 pounds with the drug in his patients who in addition get "standard endocrinology practice medications", for diabetes, I assume, and "dietician counseling" for diabetes, I assume. Dr. Schulman's website can be found here. Read the entire article | Email this article

Alan Terlinsky, MD notes that there have been reports of pancreatitis with use of Byetta (exenatide). Dr. Terlinsky website can be found here. Read the entire article | Email this article

Robert Skversky, MD of Newport Beach, California noted that, "Although I have seen some initial good weight loss with Byetta, it seems to wane after several months. The recent reports of pancreatitis, I believe, makes it unacceptable in my practice for my hyperinsulinemic, insulin resistant, non-diabetic patients." His website can be found here. Read the entire article | Email this article

Type 2 diabetics taking the anti-diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide) lost an average of 6.6 pounds after six months and 11.7 pounds after a year-and-a-half according to a new study from Maryland. Read the entire article | Email this article

Type 2 diabetics taking the anti-diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide) lost an average of 4.6 pounds after six months and 9.7 pounds after a year-and-a-half according to a new study from New Orleans. Read the entire article | Email this article

The anti-diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide) causes an average weight loss of as much as 6.2 pounds in diabetics according to another review paper about the drug. The recommended dose is 5 to 10 mcg twice a day injected subcutaneously -- under the skin -- before breakfast and dinner. The most common side effects are nausea, affecting 44 percent, vomiting (13 percent), diarrhea (13 percent), and hypoglycemia -- low blood sugar -- affecting 5-36 percent. Read the entire article | Email this article

Weight loss is dose-dependent with the anti-diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide). Type 2 diabetics taking 5 mcg (micrograms) twice a day lost an average of 3.1 pounds after six months compared to 4.8 pounds for those taking 10 mcg twice a day. Read the entire article | Email this article

The anti-diabetes drug Byetta (exenatide) causes an average weight loss of 3-6 pounds in diabetics according to a recent review of the drug. Read the entire article | Email this article