Perspectives on Peripheral Neuropathy as a Consequence of Metformin-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency in T2DM

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a primary complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and a direct manifestation of vitamin B12 deficiency. Examining the effects of metformin use on PN status became imperative following clinical studies that showed the vitamin B12-lowering effect of the medication...

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Main Authors: Marwan A. Ahmed, George L. Muntingh, Paul Rheeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2452853
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description Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a primary complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and a direct manifestation of vitamin B12 deficiency. Examining the effects of metformin use on PN status became imperative following clinical studies that showed the vitamin B12-lowering effect of the medication. The complexity of the topic and the inconsistency of the results warrant consideration of topic-specific perspectives for better understanding of the available evidence and more appropriate design of future studies.
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spelling doaj-art-35f3c6d0a7eb44b7be26861276e428382025-08-20T02:08:15ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452017-01-01201710.1155/2017/24528532452853Perspectives on Peripheral Neuropathy as a Consequence of Metformin-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency in T2DMMarwan A. Ahmed0George L. Muntingh1Paul Rheeder2Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaPeripheral neuropathy (PN) is a primary complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and a direct manifestation of vitamin B12 deficiency. Examining the effects of metformin use on PN status became imperative following clinical studies that showed the vitamin B12-lowering effect of the medication. The complexity of the topic and the inconsistency of the results warrant consideration of topic-specific perspectives for better understanding of the available evidence and more appropriate design of future studies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2452853
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title Perspectives on Peripheral Neuropathy as a Consequence of Metformin-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency in T2DM
title_full Perspectives on Peripheral Neuropathy as a Consequence of Metformin-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency in T2DM
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title_short Perspectives on Peripheral Neuropathy as a Consequence of Metformin-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency in T2DM
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