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Taking metformin and insulin in conjunction raises mortality risk for diabetes patients

6/18/2014 - Combining the diabetes drug metformin with insulin significantly increases patients' risk of death, according to a study conducted by researchers from Vanderbilt University and published in a diabetes-themed issue of JAMA on June 11. The researchers compared the use of metformin in conjunction with...

Metformin causes vitamin B12 deficiency

10/31/2010 - Long-term use of the popular diabetes drug metformin (originally marketed as Glucophage) may cause patients to develop a steadily worsening vitamin B12 deficiency, Dutch scientists have found. "Our study shows that this decrease is not a transitory phenomenon, but persists and grows over time," wrote...

Vitamin B 12 Deficiency and Metformin Usage Trigger Peripheral Neuropathy

7/28/2009 - Vitamin B12 is an important nutrient used in the nerves and the blood. Deficiency has now been shown to trigger peripheral neuropathy in diabetes patients who take the drug Metformin. Because B12 is difficult to absorb, many people have deficiencies and are not aware of its effect on their health. B12...

Long-Term and High-Dose Metformin Use Can Compromise B12 Levels

7/25/2007 - Metformin, a glucose-lowering drug, is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes. But the longer a person takes the drug, especially at high dosages, the more likely he will develop a deficiency of vitamin B12. Researchers have known since the early 1970s that almost...

Diabetes drug metformin found to cause vitamin B12 deficiency

10/20/2006 - Diabetes patients treated with the drug metformin are at risk for vitamin B12 deficiency, a study reports in the Oct. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. "Identification of risk factors for metformin-related vitamin B12 deficiency has major potential implications regarding the management...

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