Tension mat lo. 235 ka B12 borderline low hai, emergency nahi, lekin daily 1500 mcg ke baad bhi low/borderline rehna hai to cause check karna zaroori hai. Government medicine hona galat nahi hai.
Ab seedha kya karo
1. Tablet apne aap band mat karo.
Roz 1500 mcg waali B12 tablet regular lo, jo doctor ne likhi hai. Dose khud se double ya injection khud se start mat karo.
2. Is hafte government hospital/physician ko dikhao.
Dono reports dikhao:
- 23 July: 268
- Kal: 235
- Aur B12 1500 mcg ki strip bhi le jao.
Unko bolo:
“Main daily B12 1500 mcg le raha hoon, phir bhi level 268 se 235 aa gaya. Absorption/cause check karna hai, aur injection ki need hai kya?”
3. Ye tests doctor se poochho:
- CBC with MCV: anemia ya blood cells bade to nahi
- Serum folate
- MMA (methylmalonic acid), agar available ho: borderline B12 mein asli deficiency confirm karne mein helpful hota hai
- Agar zarurat lage: anti-intrinsic factor antibody for pernicious anemia/autoimmune gastritis
B12 deficiency mein MMA often rise karta hai, par B12 treatment chalne par result affect ho sakta hai, isliye doctor timing decide kare. Goldman-Cecil Medicine, p. 1733.
4. Doctor ko ye zaroor batao agar le rahe ho:
- Diabetes ki metformin
- Acidity ki daily medicines: pantoprazole, omeprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole
- Stomach operation, chronic loose motions, celiac/intestinal issue
- Vegetarian/vegan diet
Metformin aur acidity ki long-term medicines B12 absorption kam kar sakti hain. NICE risk factors
Low kyu hua ho sakta hai?
Sabse common possibilities:
- Blood report ka normal variation, especially agar lab alag thi
- Tablet regular hone ke bawajood absorption kam
- Acidity medicine/metformin
- Diet mein B12 kam
- Stomach ki autoimmune problem, jisme body B12 absorb karne ke liye needed intrinsic factor nahi bana pati
Injection lagega kya?
Ho sakta hai, par decision doctor symptoms aur tests dekhkar karega. Agar oral tablet ke bawajood symptoms ya low level bana rahe, to doctor
B12 injections consider kar sakte hain. Oral aur injection, dono use hote hain, choice cause aur response par depend karti hai.
NICE B12 management
Jaldi dikhana agar ye symptoms hain
Haath-pair mein jhanjhanahat/numbness, pairon mein kamzori, chalne mein imbalance, memory ya mood changes, severe thakan, saans phoolna, tongue burning, ya palpitations. Inmein delay nahi karna chahiye.
Agar aap medicine strip ka naam, report ki unit aur reference range, aur bata do ki metformin ya acidity ki medicine lete ho ya nahi, main aapko next step aur clearly bata dunga.