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<blockquote data-quote="SimonCrox" data-source="post: 1594554" data-attributes="member: 388174"><p>Metformin doubles the risk of vitamin B12 eficiency which causes numb feet, poor memory and anaemia. SOme folk reckon that B12 level should be checked every 3-5 years on metformin. I don't have daibetes or take metformin, but I do have B12 deficiency - I wish that I had got my B12 level checked earlier cos my numb feet have improved, not resolved.</p><p></p><p>The diarrhoea with metformin can happen any time - shortly after starting or after several years - it is one of the two things that really limit metformin use. The MR metformin halves the risk of diarrhoea, ie does not abolish it.</p><p></p><p>Best wishes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonCrox, post: 1594554, member: 388174"] Metformin doubles the risk of vitamin B12 eficiency which causes numb feet, poor memory and anaemia. SOme folk reckon that B12 level should be checked every 3-5 years on metformin. I don't have daibetes or take metformin, but I do have B12 deficiency - I wish that I had got my B12 level checked earlier cos my numb feet have improved, not resolved. The diarrhoea with metformin can happen any time - shortly after starting or after several years - it is one of the two things that really limit metformin use. The MR metformin halves the risk of diarrhoea, ie does not abolish it. Best wishes [/QUOTE]
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