Hear from others about SYMLIN

Learning from others can be helpful when you start treatment with SYMLIN. Here, you will hear from actual people who are taking SYMLIN. Keep in mind, though, that their reasons for starting SYMLIN and the results they have seen from treatment may not be the same as yours. It is also important to understand that SYMLIN works with mealtime insulin to improve your blood sugar control. SYMLIN is not meant to replace insulin or other key parts of your diabetes treatment plan, such as healthy eating and being active.

Click on a video below to hear what Anthony, Jessica, Kenny, Rita, and David Kruger, a diabetes expert, have to say about life with diabetes and treatment with SYMLIN.

	Life before SYMLIN
	"Well it scared me not having the blood sugar control that I knew I needed to have." –Anthony, living with type 2 diabetes for 10 years

	How SYMLIN can help
	"...SYMLIN provides that hormone which allows the insulin to work better." –Kenny, living with type 1 diabetes for 26 years

	What to expect when you first start SYMLIN
	"And what SYMLIN's able to do is give them that sense of fullness and that decreases their appetite and makes it much easier for them to achieve their goals." –Davida F. Kruger, MSN, APRN-BC,BC-ADM

	Getting used to mealtime injections
	"When I'm out with friends, I like to make sure that they're comfortable with me injecting myself and so I do it in a very discreet manner that takes probably no more than ten seconds and is very convenient for me." –Jessica, Living with type 1 diabetes for 2 years

	What to expect as you stay on SYMLIN
	"I don't want the diabetes to take control of me; I want to have control of my diabetes. And it makes me feel very good to think that I have it under control and I'm doing the things I want to be able to do." –Rita, Living with type 2 diabetes for 14 years

SYMLIN is an injectable medicine for adults with type 2 and type 1 diabetes to control blood sugar. It is always used with insulin to help lower blood sugar during the 3 hours after meals. SYMLIN is used with insulin to lower blood sugar but your blood sugar may drop too low (severe hypoglycemia), especially if you have type 1 diabetes. You must use SYMLIN exactly as prescribed. Nausea is the most common side effect with SYMLIN. When you start taking SYMLIN, it is important to follow your healthcare provider's directions. Only your healthcare provider can decide what changes you need to make to your diabetes treatment plan to reduce your chance of very low blood sugar, which is also called severe hypoglycemia. Never mix SYMLIN and insulin.

Please see the SYMLIN Medication Guide and Important Patient Safety Information, including information about the risk of severe low blood sugar.