by Tracey Witty | Jun 8, 2023 | Education, Misconceptions, Serum B12 test, Treatment, Uncategorised
Dr Tony Copperfield is a GP in Essex and his following blog was published on the 23 of July 2022 in Pulse Today. It follows a previous article titled: GP’s urged to screen asymptomatic patients on metformin for B12 deficiency. I want to start by saying that I...
by Tracey Witty | Jul 26, 2019 | Serum B12 test
There are many problems associated with diagnosis and treatment of B12 deficiency and many of them boil down to a lack of education of health professionals. They have all been done a disservice. This is a worldwide problem. Serum B12 blood results I help people to...
by Tracey Witty | Jun 24, 2019 | Serum B12 test, Treatment
Nurse oneMy lovely mum is a retired District Nurse. Her job involved giving B12 injections to her patients at 3 monthly intervals. My grandma had a diagnosis of PA (pernicious anaemia) and mum would recognise when she was ready for her next injection. Mum had zero...
by Tracey Witty | Jun 20, 2019 | Serum B12 test
It seems there are a group of doctors using the B12 test to in order to remove B12 injections from patients who require life long treatment. I have blogged about this practice before but due to the extra impact it’s having I thought it time to revisit. Some...
by Tracey Witty | May 23, 2018 | Mental health, Serum B12 test, Signs and symptoms, Treatment, Understanding
Jasper You may remember our beloved poster boy Jasper, passed away peacefully on the 23rd of May last year and that he did in fact become B12 deficient toward the end of his life. Remember, for us humans, there is no clinical evidence for 4 injections a year, your GP...
by Tracey Witty | Mar 10, 2017 | Guidelines, Misconceptions, Serum B12 test, Signs and symptoms, Treatment
Is your doctor allowing you to sink or swim? How are you feeling? Are your symptoms improving? Do you need more frequent B12 injections……? These questions are very rarely asked of B12 deficient patients regarding their treatment. Too many patients remain...
