Who and where are you?
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John Granger
T-2 since 1/1/99
59 yrs old
Richmond Virginia
Byetta - 10 (since 1/1/06)
Metformin - 1,000
Amaryl - 2mg
Independent computer consultant
johngranger[at]mindspring.com
Personal website www.jgranger.com
(Comment this)T-1.5 since 10/2005
62 yrs old
Hillsborough NJ
Lantus/Novolog
Pharmacovigilance physician for Schering-Plough
Hobbies: Day-sailing in NY harbor, throwing frisbees for our dog, driving in NJ
Personal website: www.swq.com
wwq[at]diabetesmonitor.com (Comment this)
T2 - since 5/04
55 years old
Weiser Idaho (ID/OR border)
Byetta/Novalog
Community college math instructor
PEARL7750atmsn.com (Comment this)
T-2 since 1986
59 years old (hit the big 60 in July)
Houston, TX
Byetta since 10-01-05
Lantus, Amaryl, Glucophage, + Cardura, Lopressor, Capotin
Retired middle school teacher (& serious owl collector)
owlsrus[at]swbell.net (Comment this)
T-2 since 1/24/1994
46 yrs old
Menan, Idaho
Byetta since 12/16/2005 currently on 10mcg
Metformin - 1,000 twice a day
Byetta helped me quit: Actos, Prandin, Humulin-N
Software engineer (Military and NASA related projects)
Hobbies/interests: sci-fi, reading, classic movies, numismatics (coins), genealogy
wompjm[at]ida.net (Comment this)
T-2 since 1/29/1985
73 yrs old
Felton, California (Santa Cruz Mountains in N. Calif.)
Byetta since June 13, 2005
1000 Fortament ER twice daily
Consultant for Capital Campaign
Retired since 1999; widowed recently, Reading. Hiking, Genealogy, writing, publishing, ballet, classical music.
jld65@aol.com (Comment this)
T-2 since 1980 (gestational)
59 years old
Boynton Beach, FL
Byetta since January 14,2006
Retired school speech pathologist
Hobbies: gardening, orchids, reading, dancing & most music
orchidaddict@adelphia.net
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age 59
Belleville,N.J.
byetta since Sept 7,2005
Mother of 3
Grandma of5
card and gift shop
sold in 1999
T-2 since 1985
hobbies arts and crafts
slots in A.C.
Grandma[at]Kazista.com (Comment this)
sewnurse99@comporium.net
Rock Hill S.C.
t-2 for 3 years
Divorced
Registered Nurse in Operating Room
love to sew.quilt
2 grandchildren (Comment this)
nweber146[at]yahoo.com
Lake Mary, FL (20 miles north of Orlando)
Age 61
T2 for 10 years
Byetta for month in Oct. Started again in Jan.-5mcg
Other Meds: Metaglip,hyzaar,synthroid,aciphex,pravachol
Technical writer for software developer
Hobbies:Traveling, quilting
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nevagail[at]tds.net
Collinsville, AL (near Ft. Payne)
Age 59
T2 since 2002
Byetta 1/20/06, actos, blood pressure meds
Owner bookkeeping/tax service
Hobbies: square dancing, crocheting, sewing, travel
3 children, 5 grandchildren & 2 great grandchildren (Comment this)
T-2 since 11/2002
Age: 49
Phoenix AZ
Byetta since 1/25/06
Metformin - 1000mg x2 daily
Glipizide - 10mg x2 daily
Lantus - 15u at bedtime
Currently on 5mcg Byetta
GE Franchise Financing Workout Analyst
Jeanna[at]Macy.com
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Carmel, CA
age 67
T2 since 1986
Retired Biology Teacher
Byetta since 9/13/05
Other meds: Actos, GlucophageXR,
Glucotrol until last month,
Blood pressure meds, Lipitor
duanetonigraham[at]prodigy.net
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Sahuarita, AZ
bmeacham [at]gmail [dot] com
age 54; T2 since 1998
Byetta 1/20/2006
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T-2 since 11/1997
Age: 45
Pocatello, ID
Byetta since 12/12/05 currently on 10
Metformin - 500mg x1 daily
Glucovance - 2.5/500mg x2 daily
Instructional Designer at Idaho State University
cheelori[at]isu.edu or
lcheeze[at]msn.com (Comment this)
Age: 52
Des Moines, Iowa
Byetta 5 Nov 2 2005 Byetta 10 Dec 2 2005
Metformin 1500 i x aday
Over the counter medicines:
B-complex B-12 Sublingual liquid contains 1200 mg B-12, 17 mg B-7, 20 mg Niacin, 2 mg B-6, 30 mg Pantothenica Acid at dinner
Cinnamon 2000 mg 2 x a day at breakfast and dinner
Calcium with D 1000 mg 2 x a day with breakfast and dinner
Garlic 2000 mg 2 x a day at breakfast and dinner
Multiple vitamin 1 a day at dinner
Occupation: Acoustic Guitar Amplifer Customer Relations
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T-1 since 11/1976
Age: 37
Winter Garden, Florida (10 miles west of Orlando)
On insulin pump for 10 years, started Symlin injections 1 month ago (x3 daily)
beccaandbrent[at]aol.com
*Looking for T-1 friends in Orlando area (Comment this)
T-2 since 1992
Age 46
Laurel MD, (outside DC)
Computer Project Manager, Federal Web Policy expert
Started Byetta in late September 05
jimcoliton[at]gmail.com
cutting back all meds (BP, Diabetes, Cholesterol) due to weight loss and exercise. (Comment this)
T-1 since 1991
27 years old
Saint Cloud, MN
Symlin since 1/24/06 currently on 10mcg
On insulin pump (medtronic minimed paradigm) for 10 years
Design Technician (computer graphics and technical writing)
Im a mother of two, ages 5 1/2 & 2 1/2.
hobbies: running, bein a mom, writing, running ( I don't have much extra time for hobbies right now)
ccmtacks[at]charter.net (Comment this)
Spring Hill, FL
48 years old
T1 since 1985 (autoimmune attack)
insulin pump 10 years (humalog)
symlin 10u every meal (since 12/05)
zocor, actos, aspirin, monopril, multivitamin
adopted 3 kids 2 years ago (now 10, 11 & 14)
Middle School Guidance Counselor (science teacher previous 16 years)
Hobbies: reading, music, writing, music, piano, music, singing, and did I mention music?
deb[at]davies5.com (Comment this)
Salt Lake City , Utah
T2 since brain surgery 1989 and 1990, from steroids.
controlled by diet and oral meds, avandia.
57 years old.... Untill 2/24
artist
four kids.. (3 boys, one girl) all adults and 5 grandkids.
Started Byetta Dec.22,2005, 5mcg, switched to 10mcg one month later and not tolerating it well, changing back to 5mcg. (Comment this)
Cottonwood, Alabama
T2 since January 1999, after hospitalization and finding out I had Mononucleosis!
43 years old, married with 4 kids, Sara (21), Matt (18), Meg (17) and Morgan (15)
Currently taking: Metformin 1000mgx2 daily, Avandia 4mgx2 daily, TriCor 145mgx1 daily, Omacor 2 pills x 2 daily
Started Byetta September 13, 2005 - was on 5 mcg for 30 days and then went to 10 mcg.
I'm an administrative assistant at a cemetery!
Hobbies: mostly reading, doing stuff on computer, playing board games, trivia!
missywestbe@hotmail.com (Comment this)
Roseboro, North Carolina
T-2 Since October 2001
42 years old (soon be 43!)
Married - no human kids, but "Mommy" to many rescue animals
Byetta 5 mcg since 12/9
Byetta 10 mcg since 1/12
Pre-Byetta was taking 66 Units of Lantus daily, 50 Units of NovoLog with each meal and 1000 Glucophage 2 times per day.
Since Byetta, have dropped all diabetes meds!
Am not tolerating Byetta very well, but hate to give up all the wonderful benefits - fantastic #'s and weight loss of 27 pounds!
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Tyler, Texas
T-2 since 2000
43 years old
Married with 2 daughters,1 is 17 and at home, 1 is 18 and in college
Byetta 5 mg since 2/7/2006
Metformin, 2000 mg per day
I am tolerating Byetta very well...Lowered BG but no weight loss :(
I make custom photo charm bracelets
enchantingcharms.com@earthlink.net (Comment this)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Age: 61
Married, two children Laura (33) and Ann-Marie (29), two grandchildren Garrett (2/12) and katie (1)
Type II since 1994
Take no meds for diabetes
Take meds for BP, Cholestrol and weak bladder
Hobbies: sewing, knitting, reading and going to Atlantic City
Administrative Secretary at Rider University
Am on the 5 pen and have been since starting byetta on 12/17/05--will be moving up to the 10 next month
patches4144(at)yahoo.com (Comment this)
Brockport, NY (west of Rochester)
Age: 40
Married, one child
PCOS, IR, Early Diabetes
Took metformin off and on for the PCOS/IR - stopped
Started Byetta 10/13/05 - down 20lbs, 70+ to go
Lipitor 10, monopril 40, paxil 30, synthroid, hctz, dostinex, Vit C
Software Project Manager for Element K
Hobbies - watching soccer, basketball, traveling esp. ocean - California is my favorite
lynncole[at]rochesterdotrrdotcom (Comment this)
T-2 since 1995
age 60
Augusta Kansas
Byetta 5 since 12/13/05
Metformin 1500-discontinued 1/30/06
lovastatin, celebrex, cinnamon capsules
retired KG&E cable splicer
work part time for a line construction co.
have not found enough time for a hobby
married, two grandchildren in Chicago
drmsmith[at]pixius[dot]net
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LADA (sometimes called T1.5) since ???
(Misdiagnosed T2 in April 2004, T1 in April 2005)
35 years old
Metairie, LA
Novolog at meals (may be pumping by the end of the year)
self-employed
Hobbies: reading, running, swimming, playing w/the dogs, traveling, sailing, learning all about diabetes (Comment this)
T-2 since 1995
59 yrs old
Moscow, Idaho
Byetta since 18 Feb 06
cinnamon 6000 gm/day, metformin 500 mg 2x/day, d/c'd
avandia 4 mg 19 Feb; migraine meds; cholesterol meds
owner/manager of motel, retired Army nurse/ nurse-midwife
married with 2 sons 22 and 24
bbranson[at]moscow.com (Comment this)
Dayton, Ohio
Diagnosed T2 1998
Glucophage 850 twice a day
linsinopril a.m.
glucotrol 10XL at bedtime
Byetta Dec. '05
ssendral[a]aol.com (Comment this)
Chester,SC
T-2 Sept 2005
Byetta Oct 10,2005
Lipitor Actos 15 BP meds
Age 58
Quality Assurance Lab Manager
Hobbies: Sci-fi, reading mystery, Dachshund rescue
Tolerating well, weight loss about 28 lbs
DANDGOWENS[a]Chestertel dot com
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53 years old
Naples, Florida...moving soon to Flat Rock,NC
T-2 for 6 years #'s started out in the mid 400's
Byetta 2/2006... numbers came down to mid 100's!!!
side effects seem mild on small (5) dose- moving up to large (10) dose next week
taking amaryl, metformin 1000 2X's, Lipitor
Married w/ 2 children 28 and 18
writer/author historical fiction and non-fiction (retired math teacher since 1990)
SBe1952[at]aol.com
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Rio Rancho, NM
Married w/5 children (3 still at home) and 1 grandson
54, T2 since 2002, Byetta Nov, 2005
My mother was T2, as are my 2 brothers and sister. My mother died from complications of her diabetes.
hdsmith510(at)msn.com (Comment this)
Dave Moore (Dave in MD)
(Comment this)Odenton, MD
62 YO, Married, 5 kids (two mine, 3 hers) - empty nest now
T2 Since 1999
Sr Software Engineer with Northrop Grumman/TASC
Started Byetta Feb 24 2006
Also on Metformin 500 mg BID, Avandia 2 mg (down from 4 mg), Cozaar, Toprol XL, HCTZ. Hope to get off all this stuff with weight loss!
dg_mooreATcomcastDOTnet
dg_mooreATcomcastDOTnet (Comment this)
Pensacola, FLorida
28 y/o/f, married, 1 child (3 years old)
T2 since August 2005 (diagnosed anyway, probably been since 2002, Doc wouldn't test me for it, until I switched doctors...)
Nursing Student
Started Byetta on March 3, 2006
Also on Metformin 500 am & pm
Hoping to lose weight!!!
Last A1C was 6.1
finluv[at]yahoo.com
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Abingdon, Maryland
age 44 married
4 children (3 boys (22, 19, 10) 1 girl (14))
Type 2 for almost 6 years
Meds: Amaryl 4mg Meformin 2000mg enalapril 5mg Wellbutrin XL 300mg Started Byetta 5mcg 3/21/06
Housewife (my dauther is special needs)
Last A1C was 6.9
dolphinmom33[at]comcast.net (Comment this)
T-2 since 7/2000 (+ 9 other auto immune conditions)
70 yrs old
St. Joseph, Michigan
Byetta 5 since 11/9/05 (anxious to start #10)
Lantus 20 units at bedtime
Other Rx: Armour; Unithroid; Bumetanide; Spironolactone; Lotronex; Advair Diskus; Ventolin; Toprol XL; Omeprazole
OTC: Juice Plus Raw Fruit & Vegetable supplement; Chromium Piccolinate (really helps with Fibro pain)
Retired retail manager; Ma Bell teacher; entrepeneur; dog handler; real estate agent; computer tutor
Hobbies: reading; writing; dogs; rv travel, oh! and divorce
Website: www.radcliffeusa.com
eileen[at]radcliffeusa.com
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Long Beach Island, NJ
Type II since 1973
73 years old
Meds: 500/2 Glucovance x 2, Glucophage XR 500 at night
Other meds: Atenolol, Norvasc, Vasotec, Hytrin, Nitro-dur and a few others to keep other parts working.
Bypass surgery December 2004 with pacemaker
Retired: Former financial consultant, municipal treasurer
Started Byetta 1/2/2006
Last A1C was 6.5
thure[at]aol.com (Comment this)
Ocean Pines MD
68 yrs young
T-2 since 1986
Retired administrator
No meds for 15 yrs - diet, exercise and loss of 55 lbs.
Now on Starlix and Avandia
Other meds: calcium with vitamin D
Latest A1C - 5.9
Success attributed to weight loss, exercise and, most recently, carb counting (Comment this)
Wills Point, Texas
48 Years Young
T-2 Since 2001
Married for 32 Years
3 Sons
5 Grand Kids
Meds are Byetta, Novolog 70/30 (Aspart), Water Pill, Blood Pressure Pill, and Xannax..
I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas.
We moved our family to the Country 12 years ago..
Dallas just got to bad..
I am a homemaker..
I am into making anything with beads..
Although it is getting harder to see those little holes in the beads now...
LOL
sharon_bryant@etxrn.com
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Lobelville Tennessee
53
T-2 diag 2001 believe have had 10 years prior untreated
Married 29 yrs
3 daughters 1 Step Son 8 Grandbabies living
meds are: Byetta, Avapro, Co-Reg, HCTZ, Klor-Con, Nexium, Crestor, Singular,Lunesta,NitroQuik
Vitamins: Dynamite Daily, Dynamite Ester-C, Dynamite Hiscorbadyne, Dynamite Solace Silver, Dynamite Elixir
Was born in Fairbanks Alaska
moved to Tennessee 11 years ago for Washington State. Husband was Captain in Army,
Dog Trainer, dog breed of Choice: German Shepherd. Own 2 horses and 2 cats own me. Have a farm dog called Dragon who owns everything. He is 1/2 shepherd & half hound and is the size of a very large german shepherd. Lovees people and chases skunks (secretly in love with one) I thank God for every day we have on this earth. My hubby and I just finished building a new 2 story house by our selves,. Took us 3 years. it isn't totally finished we got the trim and a couple of cedar walls to finish. we now are living in the wonderful place.. It is called Rainbow Hollow.. We live in the middle of the Tennessee Hardwoods.
I also bead and find the holes are getting smaller too.
sorry that was long winded of me..
have lost 20 lbs so far and my last A1c was 6.1 (Comment this)
celtkblumoon@tds.net (Comment this)
Cincinnati, OH (live in suburb of Cinti)
T-2 since Feb 2006, PCOS diagnosed July 1996
age 40 (41 in June)
Married, 2 children (one of each)
Byetta 10mcg(just started) started on 5mcg in March
Metiformin 1000mg twice daily
Bookeeper
a little on me:
After years of having problems with unexplained weight gain and absent menses (among other problems) I was diagnosed with Polycyctic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) but he couldn't explain other symtoms so he refered me to a Endocrinologist (smartest thing. I was dianosed as insulin resistance at that point in my life. For the past 8 years I have been on and off of Metiforim (for usual side effects) and finally my neglect and abuse caught up with me. I gradually got worse in my emotional and physical well being and went to see my endo beginning of this year and diagnosed as T-2.
Since being on Byetta able to tolerate Metiformin and blood sugar levels have been at an all time low (for me). Love the little lizard and I hope he can help many more people.
Sorry for the long post
tlstone1965[at]cinci[dot]rr[dot]com (Comment this)
McDonough, GA
41 / F / Divorced
One Daughter age 20
T2 since 1985
Byetta since 4/27/06
Metformin 1000mg 2x; Amaryl 4mg 2x; Wellbutrin 150mg 1x
Hobbies: Reading, playing cards, cross-stitching
Business Manager at a law school
merri_weather [at] yahoo.com
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Warrenton VA
Age: 52
Diabetes T2 diagnosed 1989 (after heart bypass surgery, so probably had diabetes/insulin resistance for much longer)
Married; no children but multiple animals (2 dogs, 9 cats, 2 large birds - a Military macaw and an African Gray, and a pig)
Toxicologist (I study poisons)
Classical music enthusiast and amateur flutist
Recently started byetta and have high hopes
catzamillion@verizon.net
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Madison, IN (a little town in scenic Southern Indiana along the banks of the Ohio River)
66 years old
T2 since 1995
Byetta-5 (Oct. 2005)
divorced for 31 years
three adult children daughters-43&40, son-37
grandchildren- Haley-11in June (going on 45), her brother, Nick-9 1/2 and Sidney-8 in Aug.
Retired educator, avid genealogist and grandmother, prolific reader, love my computer, jazz, and big band music. I used to be a great dancer (now I dance in my head)
I have arthritis throughout my body. The only place I don't seem to have it is in my jaws and probably because I talk and chew so much that it nver stops long enough to stiffen up :) I also have problems with atrial fibrulation, depression,hypertension and a little known problem called empty cella turcica. I can't seem to get any exercise program going because of balance problems and pain. I am morbidly obese. I need to lose at least 165#'s.
I take Byetta 5,Crestor, Hyzaar, Ibruprophen 8oomg 2X/da.,Elavil,Actos-45, Ditropan,and Betapace. (Comment this)
Tacoma Wa
age: 52
T2- diagnosed after a skydiving accident in 1999, have been taking Glipizide and Actos, my Doctor started me on Byetta 5 on Tuesday May 9th '06
Married for 25 years to my best friend.
Have 2 sons and 6 grandbabies.
We have 2 Foster Girls at the moment, we have been foster parents for 22 years, (it keeps me young).
We have 3 dogs, 2 Cane Corso Mastiff's and a Greyhound, 2 cats and 2 fish.
oceanscent[at]msn.com (Comment this)
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