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I am trying to find out about a new Diabetes med. I think it is called viata.?


I am trying to find out about a new Diabetes med. I think it is called viata.?

It is actually called Byetta. It is an injectible medication. Check out www.Byetta.com Source(s): www.byetta.com
You are probably talking about Byetta. It is an injectible, non-insulin, drug that is given in 5 or 10 mcg dosages 1-2 times a day. Unlike insulin, it is not an adjustable dosage.
Exenatide (brand name Byetta) is the first in a new class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes called incretin mimetics. Exenatide is a synthetic version of exendin-4, a naturally-occurring hormone that was first isolated from the saliva of the lizard known as a Gila monster. Exenatide works to lower blood glucose levels primarily by increasing insulin secretion. Because it only has this effect in the presence of elevated blood glucose levels, it does not tend to increase the risk of hypoglycemia on its own, although hypoglycemia can occur if taken in conjunction with a sulfonylurea. The primary side effect is nausea, which tends to improve over time.

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http://www.diabetes.org/type-2-diabetes/...
In the natural, nondiseased state, there is a hormone called incretin. When food is in the intestine, incretin is relaeased. This causes the release of insulin. When food is gone, the incretin is gone, avoiding low blood sugar problems. Byetta is an incretin mimetic - it mimics incretin. It is injected, but the nice thing about Byetta is that it will also help with weight loss, where all other Diabetes drugs cause weight gain which just works against you.
Diabetic in med school, see the Byetta rep all the time
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