8,9 Table 1 Risk Factors for Vitamin B12 Deficiency A multicenter randomized controlled trial of 390 patients with diabetes mellitus showed that those taking 850 mg of metformin three times per day had an increased risk of vitamin B 12 deficiency (number needed to harm = 14 per 4.3 years) and low vitamin B 12 levels (number needed to harm = 9 per 4.3 years) vs
Low mood, brain fog, poor memory, and difficulty concentrating are all common vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms
How This Works BPC-157 is a synthetic pentadecapeptide (15 amino acids) originally isolated from human gastric juice
If low energy is the reason you are looking beyond GLP-1 medication, start by asking what is causing it: lower intake, dehydration, a possible nutrient gap, or the dose adjustment itself
One 12-week randomized clinical trial found that subjects receiving 1mg daily lost an average of 2.6kg compared to 0.8kg in the placebo group