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The effects of daily dose and treatment duration of metformin on the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A multicenter cross‐sectional study

Lei-Li Gao, Xingwu Ran, Xuejun Liu, Xing-Ping Shen, Shu-Chun Chen, Fu-Qiang Liu, Dong Zhao, Y. Bi et al.

Journal of Diabetes, 2023

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Abstract

To evaluate the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving metformin treatment and to investigate the effects of metformin daily dose and treatment duration on the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and peripheral neuropathy (PN).

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