Treating B12 Deficiency If you have diabetes, use metformin, and have vitamin B12 deficiency, your doctor has two major options to help get your levels back into a safe range, according to research in the World Journal of Diabetes : Intramuscular Injections You might need injections every one to two days at first, gradually tapering off to injections every three to four weeks
In some cases, levels exceed 3,000 pg/mL
Boost your energy with B12 B12 injections work by delivering the vitamin directly into your bloodstream, bypassing the digestive system for faster and more efficient absorption
What determines how quickly the treatment response is your lifestyle habits, treatment dosage, and body
Boost your immune system You may need to receive injections more or less frequently depending on the severity of your deficiency
may be given intravenously at the discretion of your veterinarian