risk of Avandia

I am 52 yrs. old and have been a diabetic for appx, 8 yrs.  I had been on Avandia and was having great results with my control.  The drug then became black box and I stopped usuing it and switched to metformin 500 bid.  Then Januvia added.......sugar is not under control ranges from 160 up to 380.  Should I try byetta instead or are the risk of avandia worth the control it gave my glucose levels.  How bad is avandia Really? Any info will be appreciated.  Thanks

[Anita Ramsetty, MD]

Dear Friends,

I have very much enjoyed my time on Medhelp and have learned from you even while hosting our Ask-A-Doctor forum for Diabetes. Sadly I am leaving the Medhelp community as my own practice has become busier and time constraints have proved quite challenging. So from April 7th 2008 I will be officially away from Medhelp, but you can still find me at our practice website www.endocrinehelp.com, so please drop me a  line if you wish. All the best to you and blessings for the future,

Sincerely,
Anita Ramsetty,MD