Vitamin B12 deficiency and next steps

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Vitamin B12 deficiency and next steps

2019-06-02 10:34:03

Asked for Male, 29 Years

I was diagnosed with vitamin b12 deficiency of 162.7 pg/ml.GP prescribed Renerve plus capsule and asked to do retest after one month. Yesterday after one month, in retest vitamin b12 level were 391.8pg/ml which seems within normal.my energy level has also improved Should I continue to take supplement and if so for how many months?

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Dr. Vijayalaxmi Shende

Family and Community Medicine Specialist

10 yrs expPune

Hi If you are pure veg then you need to take inj. Vit. B12 for life time Otherwise not needed. Eat 1 egg per day.

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