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BYDUREON is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and should be used along with diet and exercise.
BYDUREON is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes.
BYDUREON is a long-acting form of the medication in BYETTA® (exenatide) injection so both drugs should not be used together. BYDUREON is not a substitute for insulin and has not been studied in combination with insulin.
BYDUREON is not for people with type 1 diabetes or people with diabetic ketoacidosis (a condition caused by very high blood sugar).
BYDUREON is not recommended for use in children.
It is not known if BYDUREON is safe and effective in people with a history of pancreatitis or severe kidney problems.
To help lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes along with diet and exercise who are not at goal with pills
What’s been happening since you’ve started taking BYDUREON?
As you’ve begun treatment with BYDUREON, you may not have seen improvements in your blood sugar right away. Here’s why:
Because it can take 6-7 weeks for BYDUREON to reach steady state, it’s important to continue using BYDUREON as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
After injecting BYDUREON, you may see or feel a small, raised bump at the injection site within 2-4 weeks.
Serious injection-site reactions, with or without bumps, have happened in some people who use BYDUREON. Read more in the Important Safety Information below.
Regular self-monitoring can help you tell how well your type 2 diabetes plan is working. Be sure to discuss your levels with your doctor.
Learn MoreRegular self-monitoring can help you tell how well your type 2 diabetes plan is working. Be sure to discuss your levels with your doctor.
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STAYING ON ITBYDUREON may cause serious side effects, including:
POSSIBLE THYROID TUMORS, INCLUDING CANCER Tell your healthcare provider if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In animal studies, BYDUREON and medicines that work like it caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if BYDUREON will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people
Do not use BYDUREON if you or any of your family members have ever had MTC or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)
Do not use BYDUREON if you have had an allergic reaction to exenatide or any of the other ingredients in BYDUREON
Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) Stop using BYDUREON and call your healthcare provider right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area (abdomen) that will not go away, with or without vomiting. You may feel the pain from your abdomen to your back
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Your risk for getting low blood sugar may be higher if you use BYDUREON with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar, such as a sulfonylurea or insulin. Tell your healthcare provider if you take other diabetes medicines. Talk to your healthcare provider about managing low blood sugar. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar may include dizziness or lightheadedness, sweating, confusion or drowsiness, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, hunger, weakness, or feeling jittery
Kidney problems Tell your healthcare provider if you have or had kidney problems. In people who have kidney problems, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting may cause a loss of fluids (dehydration), which may cause kidney problems to get worse or kidney failure
Stomach problems Tell your healthcare provider if you have severe problems with your stomach, such as slowed emptying of your stomach (gastroparesis) or problems digesting food. Other medicines like BYDUREON may cause severe stomach problems. It is not known if BYDUREON causes or worsens stomach problems
Serious allergic reactions Stop using BYDUREON and get medical help right away if you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including itching, rash, or difficulty breathing
Injection-site reactions Serious injection-site reactions, with or without bumps (nodules), have happened in some people who use BYDUREON. Some of these injection-site reactions have required surgery. Call your healthcare provider if you have any symptoms of injection-site reactions, including severe pain, swelling, blisters, an open wound, or a dark scab
Gallbladder problems have happened in some people who take BYDUREON or other medicines like it. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get symptoms of gallbladder problems including pain in the right or middle upper stomach area, nausea and vomiting, fever, or your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow.
The most common side effects with BYDUREON may include nausea, diarrhea, headache, vomiting, constipation, itching at the injection site, a small bump (nodule) at the injection site, and indigestion. Nausea is most common when you first start using BYDUREON, but decreases over time in most people as their body gets used to the medicine
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, as taking them with BYDUREON may affect how each medicine works
Before using BYDUREON, tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, nursing, or plan to become pregnant or nurse. BYDUREON may harm your unborn baby
BYDUREON is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and should be used along with diet and exercise
BYDUREON is not recommended as the first choice of medicine for treating diabetes
BYDUREON is not a substitute for insulin and is not for people with type 1 diabetes or people with diabetic ketoacidosis
It is not known if BYDUREON can be used with mealtime insulin
Do not use BYDUREON, BYDUREON BCise, BYETTA or other medicines containing exenatide together
It is not known if BYDUREON can be used in people with a history of pancreatitis
BYDUREON may cause serious side effects, including:
POSSIBLE THYROID TUMORS, INCLUDING CANCER Tell your healthcare provider if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In animal studies, BYDUREON and medicines that work like it caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if BYDUREON will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people
Do not use BYDUREON if you or any of your family members have ever had MTC or if you have an endocrine system condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)
Do not use BYDUREON if you have had an allergic reaction to exenatide or any of the other ingredients in BYDUREON
Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) Stop using BYDUREON and call your healthcare provider right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area (abdomen) that will not go away, with or without vomiting. You may feel the pain from your abdomen to your back
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) Your risk for getting low blood sugar may be higher if you use BYDUREON with another medicine that can cause low blood sugar, such as a sulfonylurea or insulin. Tell your healthcare provider if you take other diabetes medicines. Talk to your healthcare provider about managing low blood sugar. Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar may include dizziness or lightheadedness, sweating, confusion or drowsiness, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, hunger, weakness, or feeling jittery
Kidney problems Tell your healthcare provider if you have or had kidney problems. In people who have kidney problems, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting may cause a loss of fluids (dehydration), which may cause kidney problems to get worse or kidney failure
Stomach problems Tell your healthcare provider if you have severe problems with your stomach, such as slowed emptying of your stomach (gastroparesis) or problems digesting food. Other medicines like BYDUREON may cause severe stomach problems. It is not known if BYDUREON causes or worsens stomach problems
Serious allergic reactions Stop using BYDUREON and get medical help right away if you have any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including itching, rash, or difficulty breathing
Injection-site reactions Serious injection-site reactions, with or without bumps (nodules), have happened in some people who use BYDUREON. Some of these injection-site reactions have required surgery. Call your healthcare provider if you have any symptoms of injection-site reactions, including severe pain, swelling, blisters, an open wound, or a dark scab
Gallbladder problems have happened in some people who take BYDUREON or other medicines like it. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get symptoms of gallbladder problems including pain in the right or middle upper stomach area, nausea and vomiting, fever, or your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow.
The most common side effects with BYDUREON may include nausea, diarrhea, headache, vomiting, constipation, itching at the injection site, a small bump (nodule) at the injection site, and indigestion. Nausea is most common when you first start using BYDUREON, but decreases over time in most people as their body gets used to the medicine
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, as taking them with BYDUREON may affect how each medicine works
Before using BYDUREON, tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant, nursing, or plan to become pregnant or nurse. BYDUREON may harm your unborn baby
BYDUREON is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and should be used along with diet and exercise
BYDUREON is not recommended as the first choice of medicine for treating diabetes
BYDUREON is not a substitute for insulin and is not for people with type 1 diabetes or people with diabetic ketoacidosis
It is not known if BYDUREON can be used with mealtime insulin
Do not use BYDUREON, BYDUREON BCise, BYETTA or other medicines containing exenatide together
It is not known if BYDUREON can be used in people with a history of pancreatitis