[Diabetes-talk] Your metformin question.

[Anna Krebs]

I take sublingual B-12 every day.  It's tastes like raspberry and you just place it under your tongue and let it dissolve.
Anna

On Jan 3, 2013, at 11:58 AM, "Tamera" <fidano at comcast.net> wrote:

> All people  slow their ability to absorb B12 as they age. There are also
> transdermal forms of B12.
> Tamera
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Sandi Ryan
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:49 AM
> To: Donna Miller & Leader Dog Carman; Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Your metformin question.
> 
> You should talk to your doctor, but can probably get a Vitamin B12
> supplement that you can take orally.  I get B12 injections, but that's
> because I don't absorb B12, for reasons totally different than Metformin
> interference.  But there are lots of B12 supplements at your drugstore.
> 
> Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about which kind is best to use, and don't
> take huge amounts--you won't need to.
> 
> Sandi
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna Miller & Leader Dog Carman" <dmiller64 at tx.rr.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 5:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Your metformin question.
> 
> 
>> If it does that, is there a way to get it to accept the extra vitamin 
>> supplement you would take to make up for it?
>> 
>> I take Metformin and am not liking it much.
>> 
>> --Never look down on anybody, unless you're helping them up.
>> 
>> Donna Miller & Leader dog Carman
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "limestone lady" <limestonelady at samobile.net>
>> To: <wlewis19 at cox.net>
>> Cc: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:05 PM
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Your metformin question.
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi Bill:
>>> I have info on my computer about all of the diabetes drugs I take, and 
>>> when I checked it, I discovered that yes, metformin can cause what's 
>>> caused malabsorbtion of vitamin b12.
>>> Linda.
>>> 
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