Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Prolonged use of Metformin is associated with the development of vitamin B12 deficiency. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship of clinical manifestations similar to diabetic polyneuropathy with vitamin B12 levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Materials and methods: We examined 35 patients with type 2 diabetes taking Metformin. Mean age 55.9±11.5 years, mean diabetes duration 9.2±7.7 years. All patients w...