Increasing Vitamin B12 Screening Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes on Long-Term Metformin Therapy

Quality Improvement Success Stories are published by the American Diabetes Association in collaboration with the American College of Physicians and the National Diabetes Education Program. This series is intended to highlight best practices and strategies from programs and clinics that have successfully improved the quality of care for people with diabetes or related conditions. Each article in the series is reviewed and follows a standard format developed by the editors of Clinical Diabetes. The following article describes an initiative designed to increase vitamin B12 screening in patients with type 2 diabetes on long-term metformin therapy at a free clinic in the southeastern United States.