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05/02/2005: The next time my doctor needs to tweak my diabetes drug regimen....
I'm going to tell him I've always wanted to take an extract of Gila Monster.
As if that's not enough of a cachet, the New York Times article on the drug goes on to state:
The drug, called Byetta, will be the first in a new class of drugs to reach the market for Type 2 diabetes, the form that usually occurs in adults. Studies have shown it can help control blood sugar and also help people lose a few pounds. The drawback for patients is that the drug must be injected twice a day and nearly half the people who use it suffer nausea, at least initially.Actually, if it needs to be injected that's just the dry run for what I'm already resigned to: eventually having to go to insulin therapy (I was diagnosed young enough that I expect that the drugs I'm taking will wear off before I wear out.... at least I hope so... :-) ). And hey, with the generalized nausea I feel at the state of the world, I'll probably never notice the side effect....
Len on 05.02.05 @ 12:16 PM CST
