Weight change is rarely linear
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Severe or non-stop vomiting, or you can't keep fluids down (dehydration) Severe stomach pain, especially if it spreads to your back (possible pancreatitis) Upper-right belly pain, fever, or yellowing skin/eyes (gallbladder) Signs of an allergic reaction swelling, trouble breathing, a spreading rash These are class-wide GLP-1 warnings
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nausea decreases with ongoing usage a steady weight loss occurs in some patients over 2 years (may be related to nausea & CNS-mediated loss of appetite) there is an increased risk of hypoglycemia when exenatide is used with a sulfonylurea The dose of the sulfonylurea may need to be reduced if hypoglycemia occurs when combined with exenatide Most serious : rare & sometimes fatal necrotizing or hemorrhagic pancreatitis When initiating patients on Byetta, watch for signs and symptoms of pancreatitis (including persistent severe abdominal pain, sometimes radiating to the back, which may or may not be accompanied by vomiting)
