cluB-12 & Members in the News
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Vitamin B12 deficiency in over 16s: diagnosis and management
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NICE guideline [NG239]
National Institute for Care and Health Excellence (2024)
BMJ THERAPEUTICS - Vitamin B12
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What you need to know
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The clinical picture is the most important factor in assessing the significance of results of blood tests assessing cobalamin (B12) status because there is no “gold standard” test to define deficiency
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Neurological symptoms resulting from B12 deficiency may take several months or even years to resolve completely
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Measuring serum biomarkers such as B12 or methylmalonic acid is neither helpful nor indicated in assessing or monitoring clinical improvement, neither is titration of injection frequency based on biomarker assessment
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Self-administration of intramuscular B12 injections can lead to greater patient satisfaction and better health outcomes
British Medical Journal (2023)
Supplement advice for New Year vegans
An expert group co-founded by an Addenbrooke’s clinician has issued a “cautionary message” to those thinking of moving to a plant-based diet this January.......
Cambridge University Hospitals (28th December 2022)
The Pernicious Anaemia PSP worked with patients, carers and clinicians to identify uncertainties about the diagnosis and management of pernicious anaemia and to agree by consensus a prioritised list of those uncertainties, for research.
JLA (November 2021)