Serum vitamin B12, distal symmetrical polyneuropathy and anaemia in type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase 2.

Timothy M E DavisStephen A P ChubbKirsten E PetersWendy A Davis

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2023)

Since nutritional sources likely attenuate metformin-associated vitamin B12 malabsorption and its clinical sequelae in developed countries such as Australia, there is no need for routine/opportunistic serum vitamin B12 screening in metformin-treated patients.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
clinical practice
metabolic syndrome
patient reported outcomes
weight loss
patient reported