Pramlintide User Reviews & Ratings

• wou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 30, 2017

For Diabetes, Type 1 "My endocrinologist put me on this to lose weight. Note: I am extremely sensitive to insulin and can only use regular, as the NPH analogues make me very ill, except Levemir, which I developed an immunity to, and every week I have to go up another ten. Anyway, now the after-meal spikes are a thing of the past, I can say that. Anyone with dawn phenomenon NEEDS this. I barely even need to use my R at all anymore unless I eat something like a big Chinese meal. This stuff has changed me so much, I no longer crave candy every night. Now, if I eat candy once every 2 weeks, I'm lucky. The weight loss associated with this is slow, but it really works. Like a diet pill without the speedy effects. I HIGHLY recommend this to all type 1 diabetics."

• 54...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 23, 2014

For Diabetes, Type 1 "I think every diabetic should be on this. In a normal individual, it is produced with insulin and released at the same time to keep sugar from rising too much after a meal, to keep the food in the stomach longer, give a feeling of fullness and control appetite, and keep the liver from producing too much insulin. Type 1's and 2's both benefit from Symlin's action of blunting that peak of glucose after a meal, taking less insulin (because of its synergistic effect and preventing the liver from adding to the problem by producing glucose on top of it all). For those who are overweight, it controls appetite so you can get your mind off food and eat normal-sized portions."

• RWe...
• January 6, 2013

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Symlin, for me, has allowed proper digestion and has eliminated loose stools... which I experienced for 48 years and thought of as a 'normal' condition... and has brought significant comfort to my personal life. I am careful to delay injection until the meal is in front of me ready to eat to head off any negative nausea effect."

• Nat...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 5, 2022

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Symlin (synthetic amylin) was super helpful. If I understand correctly, it helps guide the sphincters to close (between the stomach and duodenum) when you eat so you can actually feel full and actually digest at a more normal pace. I used it as a teenager and am getting back on it now since my insurance will let me purchase it again, but it's a huge help and I think every type one needs this hormone because we don't make it and non-diabetics do. I highly suggest it, I love this drug."

• jgu...
• June 13, 2010

For Type 2 Diabetes "Helps to maintain lower blood sugar after meals and also helps to curb my appetite."

• Anonymous
• November 7, 2011

For Diabetes, Type 1 "Blood glucose levels do not bounce around as much since I began using this."