I find this interesting.atrial fib. appears to have stopped.
Hi, can you not ask for a full blood count including vitamins? I did and found out my ferritin levels were higher than normal which was making sleepy, heady etc. My iron levels, vitamin d and b12 were checked also so I believe it can be done. Perhaps ask your gp.I recently stopped Metformin, after 3 months, because I began having mental health issues - depression, irritability and mood swings. I really didn't recognise myself. Someone on this forum advised I might need to stop and speak to the diabetic nurse. Thank goodness for that advice! Within 5 days I felt like myself again. I spoke to the nurse today, asked if I could have my B12 levels checked and hit a blank wall. Surely she should recognise this as a possibility? I have M.E/CFS which can also create a need for B12 supplements, so maybe I had a deficiency before I started the Metformin. Anyway, nurse had no clue about it, which I find very worrying.
That’s likely not an ideal range. It’s usually a lab reference range. Not the same thing. Lab ranges are what they typically see in 95% of tests (baring in mind people are usually getting tested for a reason), the other is where a body functions best.Hi Jjraak. the ideal B12 range (according to the internet) is between 200 and 950 (quite a large range!) .
Hi HSSS. I got that figure (200 - 950) from a health-related website. My pathology lab's recommended range for B12 is actually: 162 to 811. However, that too probably varies from lab to lab. I try to always get my blood tested at the same laboratory each quarter, so that hopefully we can compare "apples with apples", if you know what I mean. Cheers, DB1.That’s likely not an ideal range. It’s usually a lab reference range. Not the same thing. Lab ranges are what they typically see in 95% of tests (baring in mind people are usually getting tested for a reason), the other is where a body functions best.
Ihad this problem. It was soon solved when I took 500mg B12 tablets sublingually,ie just placed tablet uinder my tongue.I ended up in hospital after a massive b12 deficiency caused by Metformin and now have to have regular injections to replace my b12..has anyone else suffered this ??
I have found the so called diabetes nurses absolutely useless. They have a very mechnical approach to management of diabetes and seem to be utterly ignorant of the real issues, even worse than the GPs.Interesting point about the depression etc.
I was very out of sorts when I first started Metformin.
I put a lot of it down to the Change in diet, shifting glucose, etc.
Might have to look into that a little more.
I became very irritated & over agressive on occassions.
A customer facing role, rough environment sadly, but I was know as the steady calm one, chilling down the most scary, agressive customers.... until I started scaring them back , (and my colleagues)
It calmed down over many months.
But good to know there might be a connection .
Well done, I am a T2 Diabetic exacerbated by having to take high Cortisone doses daily For an autoimmune disease. As you say not everyone experiences the side effects but should be aware of the possible side effects to take appropriate action if needed.I agree with @Mbaker. No drug is safe for everyone in the population. They all have side effects. However, not everyone gets every side effect and sometimes the benefits outweigh those side effects. We are all different and so are our individual responses.
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