Endocrine Abstracts

Vitamin B12 or cobalamin is mainly found in animal origin food products. The frequency of vitamin B12 deficiency varies between 3 and 40% in different populations. Metformin is the first-choice therapy for type 2 diabetics having some side effects, one of them being vitamin B12 malabsorption. The study aimed to evaluate serum levels of vitamin B12 in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with cobalamin deficiency.Methods: Medical records of subjects having ...