How vitamin B12 deficiency is diagnosed?
Increased level of methylmalonic acid and homocyhstein in blood along with decreased level of serum vitamin B12 can be considered as early symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency. Other indicative conditions such as hematologic problems also point towards vitamin B12 deficiency. Schilling Test that helps in revealing pernicious anemia; has been proved to be of great help in uncovering vitamin B12 deficiency for a long time. Vitamin B12 deficiency treatment: Vitamin B12 deficiency treatment involves: Oral (parenteral) therapy & Intramuscular injection therapy. (Both the methods have proved to be similarly efficient) Ever since it has been revealed in a study that a small quantity of Vitamin B12 (taken orally) is directly absorbed by the system, which is then bonded to Transcobalamin II and circulated through the body, Oral (parenteral) therapy has also found its way back in Vitamin B12 deficiency treatment. Intramuscular injection therapy is in use for as long as the study of this subject. I
