Rationing of B12 deficiency treatment

Brunneria

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Diet only
I had no idea that some patients needed MORE B12 than the usual massive injections.

Wonder if they can get private prescriptions for the injections. At a cost, of course.
 

carol43

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I can get B12 injections on line to inject yourself and they are not too expensive.
 

Indy51

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Diet only
After seeing this health quiz from the B12d site, I'm now trying to recall the name of the Type 1 who was posting about foot drop a while ago. Does anyone remember? It's one of the (many) symptoms that can be related to B12 deficiency.

Here's a link to the questionnaire if anyone want to check their own symptoms:

http://www.b12d.org/admin/healthcheck/diagnosticcalculator

I think I'll search the forum for mention of foot drop and post the questionnaire there as well. I've been reading quite a few horror stories lately at other forums about this - metformin and PPI drugs are both implicated, as are genetic factors. The fact that doctors are wilfully ignoring the permanent effects that a deficiency can have on people is frankly terrifying :(
 
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