Comparing Invokana vs Bydureon

For Diabetes, Type 2: I used Invokana for years, along with Metformin and Victoza. At first Invokana had me running to the bathroom a lot. I had vaginal yeast infections in the beginning and once later. What was very strange the Invokana just stopped working. I no longer had urges to go to the bathroom. I told my doctor and he told me to stop taking it.

For Diabetes, Type 2: Started taking 100 mg daily at night numbers came down in a week...went to see the Doctor in a month he was happy then he prescribed 300 mg daily...soon after taking this dosage I began to experience an itching on my penis and it was driving me crazy, also experienced more frequent urination along with an insatiable thirst. I was about to schedule an appointment with my urologist until I Googled "Side effects of Invokana". The itching wouldn't stop didn't know that there were these side effects from this medication and even though it helped bring down my sugar levels I really don't think its worth the other problems it presents. I too have experienced a weight loss. It is a good medicine but the side effects aren't worth it. Sorry

For Diabetes, Type 2: I started on this medication 4 months ago. Followed instructions and take the Bydureon out of the refrigerator the night before. My wife gives the injection as I would never be able to do this myself. The needle is huge! It burns going in and the nodes take many weeks to go away. To this day heartburn, painful gas in lower abdomen, pain at base of neck, very low energy level where I must lay down about every three hours. I am 5'9" 172lbs. I walk 40 minutes on treadmill every morning and do jumping jacks and burpees for exercise. My A1c went from 8 to 8.3 on third visit to Dr. Waiting to see what the numbers will be next week. Just this last week my nipples got swollen, enlarged and are very painful.

For Diabetes, Type 2: Update: Am now on wk 6 and considering stopping the med due to constant nausea and generally not feeling well at all. The med is great for curbing my appetite but it's hard to eat or drink anything-even coffee. As soon as I eat anything I immediately feel bloated and sick. I ate 3 shrimp for dinner & was in bed by 7:30 due to nausea. Love the appetite suppression but not sure how long I can put up with this feeling. My clothes still fit the same, too. On another forum a user said that they felt nauseous whenever they ate any fat. I'll watch this and see if that has an impact. Good luck everyone.