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<blockquote data-quote="althornton" data-source="post: 1848451" data-attributes="member: 201794"><p>Well, I can say that here in France, a B12 check is not routine for Metformin users, although my excellent doc was happy to tag it onto a quarterly blood test. In fact I only became aware of the link after reading it on an earlier post on Diabetes UK. My result showed B12 as a lousy 196 pg/l which rates as subnormal. This after 5 years on Metformin and its ally Velmetia.</p><p></p><p>So I took high dose sublinguinal B12 for several years, which raised my level in the blood test to 250.</p><p></p><p>However, the chemistry of B12 is rather complicated, and I was advised by a friend that oral B12 does not really deliver, despite improving the test results.</p><p></p><p>So, I have been injecting hydroxocobalamin for several weeks, one shot every second day. So far, 15 shots.</p><p></p><p>This was something of an experiment to see what happened, at little risk, as the injection is regarded as innocuous.</p><p></p><p>I am self-injecting, which involved me being very brave! The B12 ampoules I buy without prescription from Germany, as the French pharmacies only sell cobalamin, which is apparently not as effective as the hydro variety. (B12 shots are only available on prescription in the UK.)</p><p></p><p>Results? My brain fog has vanished, I am no longer falling asleep all the time, and my general feeling of tiredness has vanished. I may be imagining it, but the neuropathy in my feet seems a tad improved.</p><p></p><p>There is a lot of information on B12 out there, much of it misinformation. </p><p></p><p>I do not have pernicious anaemia but the PA website is a wealth of info on B12, and the book 'Could it be B12' , also available on Kindle, is a good source of info.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="althornton, post: 1848451, member: 201794"] Well, I can say that here in France, a B12 check is not routine for Metformin users, although my excellent doc was happy to tag it onto a quarterly blood test. In fact I only became aware of the link after reading it on an earlier post on Diabetes UK. My result showed B12 as a lousy 196 pg/l which rates as subnormal. This after 5 years on Metformin and its ally Velmetia. So I took high dose sublinguinal B12 for several years, which raised my level in the blood test to 250. However, the chemistry of B12 is rather complicated, and I was advised by a friend that oral B12 does not really deliver, despite improving the test results. So, I have been injecting hydroxocobalamin for several weeks, one shot every second day. So far, 15 shots. This was something of an experiment to see what happened, at little risk, as the injection is regarded as innocuous. I am self-injecting, which involved me being very brave! The B12 ampoules I buy without prescription from Germany, as the French pharmacies only sell cobalamin, which is apparently not as effective as the hydro variety. (B12 shots are only available on prescription in the UK.) Results? My brain fog has vanished, I am no longer falling asleep all the time, and my general feeling of tiredness has vanished. I may be imagining it, but the neuropathy in my feet seems a tad improved. There is a lot of information on B12 out there, much of it misinformation. I do not have pernicious anaemia but the PA website is a wealth of info on B12, and the book 'Could it be B12' , also available on Kindle, is a good source of info. [/QUOTE]
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