Accordingly, it has issued new advice to check vitamin B12 serum levels in patients being treated with metformin who have symptoms suggestive of vitamin B12 deficiency.[] The proposed mechanisms to explain metformin-induced vitamin B12 deficiency among patients with T2DM include alterations in small bowel motility, which stimulates bacterial overgrowth and consequential vitamin B12 deficiency, competitive inhibition or inactivation of vitamin B12 absorption, alterations in IF levels, and interaction with the cubulin endocytic receptor
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Most findings come from early-stage or limited human studies, which provide insight into mechanisms but do not establish consistent clinical outcomes across populations
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