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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.

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