I have to be injected with b12 every 3 months as I do not absorb it properly so tablets would not help for me.
I think with this it's going to be one of those things where everyone is different so you might have a lot of different answers
If you take the supplements and still have problems you might want to check if you need the jabs...I hope not because I hate them
According to the current instructions in packets of Metformin all users should be given routine B12 testing. I wouldn't take a supplement unless I knew that I was deficient. When I did take Metformin my B12 levels plummeted and I did supplement.
But you don’t know if you need it. That is why you need to get a blood test.I have only been tested probably once i cant remember my results but i take 1 b12 pill with my other medications but if not needed then i will stop.
My annual test does a blood work up checking liver and b12 amongst other stuff, assume due to the metformin issue and when I was on 2000 was told my folate was low so supplemented. Not sure if my reduced meds will impact, assume it mightI have only been tested probably once i cant remember my results but i take 1 b12 pill with my other medications but if not needed then i will stop.
My annual test does a blood work up checking liver and b12 amongst other stuff, assume due to the metformin issue and when I was on 2000 was told my folate was low so supplemented. Not sure if my reduced meds will impact, assume it might
so thought anyone prescribed metformin had it checked as a matter of course?
Well it’s possible it’s a postcode lottery thing of courseI will have a look at my results my dr only checked my b12 because i asked to have it checked
Well it’s possible it’s a postcode lottery thing of course
My annual review is due soon I suspect as it’s near birthday usually, will have to see if they are doing full blood works
I always have to ask to have my B12 levels tested. While I was on Metformin I routinely used a B12 spray as a supplement as absorption through the membranes in the mouth is often greater than in the gut. As I steadily reduced the Metformin dosage down to zero my B12 level steadily increased back to medium high. It became very low when I was first prescribed 2000mg Metformin per day.
I get a B12 injection every ten weeks and by the time I’m getting to around six weeks in I experience all the side effects of B12 deficiency. I recently started taking a tablet each day because I suffered nasal haemorrhaging for around seven days just before Christmas, and this made me feel really unwell. Taking B12 and VitD are helping in my recovery.Hi,
Anyone on metformin and take b12 supplement?
Would like to know if you take it everyday or once a week.
Thanks.
Yes I do. I was prescribed it a couple of years ago after 23 years on Metformin. I started with a high dose but as my B12 increased we dropped the dose ending up taking one every three days. It's mostly fine now but occasionally I do need to take it for a few months to top up. No side effects luckily but always seems strange to take a table to counteract the effects of another tablet.Hi,
Anyone on metformin and take b12 supplement?
Would like to know if you take it everyday or once a week.
Thanks.
Sublingual methylcobalamin is supposed to be the best.