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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DiabeticBloke1" data-source="post: 2565571" data-attributes="member: 564428">Hi AloeSvea and Bunneria (and everyone else in this thread).  AloeSvea's recent post, saying "Apparently iron, B9 and B12 deficiencies go together, in that they work together when we are functioning well", is something I hadn't known before.  However I couldn't agree more with you.  I had deficiencies in all three, none of which had previously been detected until I moved interstate and found a new GP and new specialists.  I have numerous other complications/medical conditions, and they all interact, and any - or all - of them could be the cause of these deficiencies.  However the bottom line was my lethargy and constant lack of energy.  Apart from all my medications, including metformin, I had to have 2 iron transfusions, and regular supplements of B12 (weekly) and folate B9 (daily).  I still have AF (atrial fibrillation), Type 2 diabetes and Advanced Heart Failure, but I also now have a lot more energy to help me better deal with these issues.  Cheers, DB1.</blockquote>

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