ADA news: Byetta gets better

Byetta will soon be available as a once-weekly injection. The study presented revealed more weight loss and better improvement in hgb A1c compared to twice daily Byetta. The people who inititally took twice daily Byetta were switched over to the weekly dose and they also experienced further weight loss and further improvement with hemoglobin A1c. The weekly dose initially caused some itching and irritation at the injection site but this side effect goes away over time. There's no projected date for weekly yetta to be available.