Diabetes: The combination of Byetta and metformin is optimal for type 2 diabetics with weight to lose

IOW, metformin alone didn't affect appetite. Byetta alone didn't affect appetite. But metformin plus Byetta worked wonders. Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I started taking Byetta about two years ago and I experienced an immediate adjustment of my appestat. I eat only when I'm hungry and stop when my brain tells me I'm full even if it is in the middle of a bite of food. I will spit it out. I was exactly like that with food when I was a child and immediately recognized the feeling. I am one of those people who gained a ton of weight when I was using insulin to control my BG and Byetta has totally turned my life around. I've lost 65 pounds and still have another 60 to go which I have no doubt I'll be able to do. My doctor and I added Metformin after a month on Byetta mostly because I wasn't getting the great BG control that other people seem to get. I've been diabetic for over 30 years and still need about 20 units of Lantus at bedtime and 10 units of NPH in the middle of the night to keep my A1c a little under 6.0 . I think I would continue to lose weight on just Byetta but I agree that the combination of Byetta and metformin is optimal for type 2 diabetics with weight to lose. I think the combination ALLOWS me to lose weight but I also eat low carb and swim and do weight training three times a week. I lose very slowly and wouldn't be losing weight at all without making the effort. I do occasionally hit a plateau but have always been able to get the appetite suppression back, if that's even what it is. It feels very healthy and normal. I think all three things; Byetta, metformin and low carb eating help control my appetite. When I was using insulin alone my body was sending hunger signals ten minutes after I just finished a meal and that chemical imbalance has been repaired.