Blue Horizon Medicals Vitamins & minerals

Vitamin B12 Total

The total Vitamin B12 level

  • At-home test
  • Doctor reviewed
Sample
Blood
Collection
At-home finger-prick or Tasso autodraw or venous draw at clinic or nurse home visit
Results in
1 day
Biomarkers
1
Doctor reviewed
Yes
Tests for
  • Vitamin B12 - Regular

Test specifications

Provider
Blue Horizon Medicals
Sample type
blood
Collection method
at-home finger-prick or Tasso autodraw or venous draw at clinic or nurse home visit
Turnaround time
1 day
Biomarkers tested
1
At-home test
Yes
Doctor reviewed
Yes
Gender focus
Both

What's tested

1 biomarker as listed by Blue Horizon Medicals.

  • Vitamin B12 - Regular

About this test

This blood test returns a quantifiable level of Total Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is an important vitamin, essential for the normal functioning of many body processes. Deficiency can lead to anaemia (poor quality red blood cells) and neurological (nerve) disorders. It is most abundant in meat products so vegetarians and vegans are more vulnerable to deficiency of this vitamin. Pernicious anaemia develops if uptake of vitamin B12 into the blood from the gut is absent or severely impaired, and even if a diet rich in the vitamin is taken, deficiency will occur if this disease is present. Recent evidence suggests that mild deficiency is probably more common than previously thought, and that the threshold for diagnosis may be lower than previously believed. Mild deficiency may explain the presence of fatigue and a host of other limiting symptoms.

Description provided by Blue Horizon Medicals.

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