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Could it be B12?

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carol43

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I have just finished reading this book, anybody else read it?

I have borderline B12 but GP says it's fine. I am seeing him on Wednesday again and I am going to lend him this book. We have to educate them. The book says I definitely need B12 injections so we will see what happens.
 
Carol
Haven't read the book but I had need for B12 injections every 3 months years before diagnosed with LADA (1.5).
The diabetic nurse said it was the same rascals that had been attacking my good pancreatic cells.
Had to have internal cameras to confirm this.
 
Freema said:
how about strong B12 pills in mega doses... have you tried them first +
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Pills have issues with absorption for some people - those with pernicious anemia, those taking acid suppressing drugs, those on metformin, those with digestive issues, etc. Injections or sublingual absorption provides better bioavailability. There's also the issue that the B12 in OTC supplements is generally the non-activated/non-bioavailable form (cobalamin) rather than the activated methyl version.
 
Indy51 said:
Pills have issues with absorption for some people - those with pernicious anemia, those taking acid suppressing drugs, those on metformin, those with digestive issues, etc. Injections or sublingual absorption provides better bioavailability. There's also the issue that the B12 in OTC supplements is generally the non-activated/non-bioavailable form (cobalamin) rather than the activated methyl version.
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yes I know that but if ones ability to uptake B12 is only halfway reduces it somtimes help to take really large doses of the vitaminB12 oraly

Metformin also in long sight can make people Loose theri ability to uptake vitamin B12
 
It's a great book -- well worth reading and I don't think 'epidemic' is overstating things. I had symptoms of nerve damage caused by severe B12 deficiency for many years and was treated by different specialists for everything but that - no one ever thought to check. Too late to repair the damage now, but it could have been treated so easily.
One extra warning about injections. 'Every 3 months' is an arbitrary guideline that is mostly followed. My GP (whom -- needless to say -- I switched from soon afterwards) insisted it was every 4 months and was furious when I asked why not 3. The unspoken answer, of course, was expense. Given that my level was off the bottom of the scale at 73 and the nerve damage was severe and documented, that was a bit much even for the NHS.
 
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