6, Nov 2024
Clara Plattel is a researcher in Vitamin B12 deficiency and brought the conference proceedings of the 2023 Rotterdam B12 conference to publication recently.
The conference was called B12 deficiency at the bookends of life: pregnancy, childhood, adults and the elderly, which I think applies to all of us!
14, Oct 2024
Tristan delivers an NHS funded and based Diabetes Type 2 prevention program. He is also a Nutritionist and Holistic practitioner, a combination (NHS and holistic practitioner) that has delivered some of the most exciting advances in our understanding of B12 deficiency. Tristan will talk about current research and findings in order to improve the health of the population.
9, Sep 2024
Sally Pacholok is the author of the book “Could it be B12?” and film of her story – “Sally Pacholok”
Sally is an Emergency Department nurse who recognised a lot of people coming into her hospital with a particular cluster of symptoms. She found out that these symptoms are associated with B12 deficiency and launched a nationwide – now global – campaign to raise awareness of the condition and promote early treatment, so that people could live healthy lives.
12, Aug 2024
Dr David Morris posted a number of videos and articles, so we thought it might be good to get him to answer questions, which means we’re going to suggest you watch a video by him beforehand and submit questions by Mentimeter Watch The Video : Dr Morris on understanding the central role of B12.
As you watch the video, write down what questions it raises for you, and remember to bring your list to the meeting. Dr Morris has followed up hundreds of patients and will be a fount of answers.
13, May 2024
A lot of our members say their doctors won’t listen and won’t diagnose and treat Vitamin B12 deficiency.
The NICE guidance NG239 Vitamin B12 deficiency in over 16s: diagnosis and management was issued earlier this year, so most GPs probably don’t know it exists. It makes a number of key changes to common practice, including advice for recognising B12 deficiency (people’s symptoms are highly variable); the use of the Active B12 blood test and recognising that many people self-treat; and a much wider range of symptoms and signs/ trigger factors than previously. There are some things we didn’t manage to get into the guidance, including blood serum ranges (no mention of problems with the standard blood serum B12 test (Carmel & Agrawal 2012) and the thresholds indicated are known to miss some patients (McBride 2000), but
it’s a big step forward for most people.