Assessment of Serum Vitamin B(12) and Folate Levels and Macrocytosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Metformin Attending Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: Metformin is the first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Monitoring vitamin B(12) deficiency associated with long-term and high-dose therapy is not a common practice in many clinical settings in Ethiopia. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to measure levels of serum vitamin...

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Autores principales: Wale Tesega, Wondwossen, Genet, Solomon, Natesan, Gnanasekaran, Tarekegn, Getahun, Girma, Fitsum, Chalchisa, Dinkinesh, Belay, Yohannes, Geto, Zeleke, Asmamaw Dejenie, Tadesse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8106448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33976561
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S306433

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