Question: is byetta and bydureon the same thing?
Answer: Byetta and Bydureon are injectable medications used to treat type 2 diabetes. Even though they are injectables, they are not insulins. Both Byetta and Bydureon have the same active ingredient, exenatide, which is a GLP-1 receptor agonist, a type of drug that increases how much insulin your pancreas releases.