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Diabetes Mellitus and Metformin: Fatal Vitamin B12 Deficiency Associated with Anemia and Sepsis in a Young Adult
A SAGE journal article reports a young adult who died from vitamin B12 deficiency leading to anemia and sepsis that was associated with metformin treatment. The source metadata identifies the item as a journal article published 2018-03-01.
Categories: public-health, science-and-space
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
Why it matters
The case report documents a lethal adverse outcome potentially linked to a commonly used diabetes medication.

