Title : Vitamin B12 deficiency and the knowledge and practice of physicians regarding screening for vitamin B12 deficiency among type 2 diabetic patients on metformin in selected hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Pub. Date : 2019 Jul

PMID : 31463247






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1 One standard first-line treatment for diabetes is metformin, which was reported to increase the risk for vitamin B12 deficiency. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens
2 We wanted to determine the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in metformin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens
3 Thus, there is a need for doctors involved in the management of diabetes to keep abreast with guidelines and current recommendations and routinely monitor vitamin B12 levels particularly those who were on long-term takers of metformin and the elderly patients to optimize management of diabetes and its complications. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens