Higher prevalence of metformin-induced vitamin B12 deficiency in sulfonylurea combination compared with insulin combination in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Kang, Donghoon ^a   Yun, Jae Seung ^a   Ko, Sun Hye ^a   Lim, Tae Seok ^a   Ahn, Yu Bae ^a   Park, Yong Moon ^b   Ko, Seung Hyun ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLICLAZIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA; DRUG COMBINATION; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84907738366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109878     Document Type: Article

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