Resources – Vitamin B12

There are plenty of resources to help you learn more about vitamin B12 deficiency and to support you in your quest for better healthcare.

Organisations

Pernicious Anaemia Society   Twitter: https://twitter.com/PASOC

B12 Deficiency Support Group   Twitter: https://twitter.com/b12d

B12 Deficiency Info

www.active-b12.com

Books

Books are always invaluable educational resources.  The ones below are particularly excellent.

couldbeb12Could it be B12?: An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses – by Sally M. Pacholok

Living with Pernicious Anaemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency – by Martyn Hooperlvingwithpab12d

PA forgottenPernicious Anaemia: the Forgotten Disease: The Causes and Consequences of Vitamin B12 Deficiency – by Martyn Hooper

hcysolutionThe Homocysteine Solution – by Patrick Holford

heartrevoThe Heart Revolution – by Dr. Kilmer McNully

Supplements

Thorne Research – oral vitamin supplements. In our opinion these are the most bioavailable, with the most rigorous scientific research backing up their formulations. They are available in the UK.

 

Education

Giving a subcutaneous injection – excellent patient information on how to self-inject, published by the National Institutes of Health, MD, USA.

Supplies

BD Micro Fine+ 0.5ml Insulin Syringe & Needle – Medisave

IPA Alcohol Swabs – Medisave

Available in the UK:

Sterile Isotonic Saline Solution pods (Sodium chloride 0.9 %)

Europe:

10 mL sterile saline for injection: NaCl 0,9% BRAUN Miniplasco connect 20X10 ml – Bodfeld Apotheke ship to the UK.

10 mL sterile saline for injection: NaCL 0,9% EIFELFANGO 10X10 ml – Mycare.de Apotheke ships to the UK and has an English option on their site

Ambimed Automatic Injector Pen – may be more comfortable than syringe alone.