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Thread: Byetta & Glucovance

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#11 (permalink)

04-07-2008, 10:30 AM

ktk0117

Junior Member

I am a: Type 2

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: Wisconsin

Posts: 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacobsam622

Januvia is known as a DPP-4 inhibitor. DDP-4 inhibitors are part of a
broader class of medicines known as incretin mimetics, such as
Byetta (exenatide). However, unlike Byetta (which must be injected
twice per day) Januvia is a pill. [source]

I looked all over the Byetta site, and do not see DDP-4 inhibitor, can you link to what you reference?

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Glucovance 5/500, 4 daily
Lantus 10 units daily