For example, while many people with Alzheimers disease are found to have low vitamin B12 levels, there is no improvement in cognitive function after supplementation with high doses of vitamin B12
When someone arrives with a significant deficiency, their stores are low, their red blood cells may be enlarged (macrocytosis), and, in longstanding cases, nerve function can be affected
Pernicious Anaemia Challenges Recently a clinician colleague (also a PA patient) mentioned that they had received the dreaded we need to retest you letter
If you have been offered B12 injections at a beauty salon, nail bar or non-medical clinic, it is worth asking what form of B12 they are administering and whether it is being prescribed by a qualified prescriber
(2018) Differential efficacy of methylcobalamin and alpha-lipoic acid treatment on symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy