Title : Vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using metformin and the associated factors in Saudi Arabia.

Pub. Date : 2021 Feb

PMID : 33563734






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1 Vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using metformin and the associated factors in Saudi Arabia. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens
2 OBJECTIVES: To assess the presence of vitamin B12 deficiency among metformin users and associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens
3 The vitamin B12 deficiency and borderline levels were strongly associated with the dose of metformin. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens
4 Patients taking doses of metformin more than 1000 mg had lower levels of vitamin B12. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens
5 CONCLUSION: Our findings show a low prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in type 2 diabetic patients taking metformin. Metformin NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 Homo sapiens