Metformin Treatment: A Potential Cause of Megaloblastic Anemia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Oana AlbaiBogdan TimarDiana Loreta PaunAlexandra Sima Deiana RomanRomulus Timar

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)

Periodical dosing of vitamin B12 should be performed in the case of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus treated with metformin, especially if they associate anemia and/or peripheral diabetic polyneuropathy.

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