intracellular half-life is prolonged because of lysosomal release and cytosolic resequestration, creating a depot effect that supports monthly maintenance dosing for chronic deficiencies
[21] After the solution is deposited into muscle, cholecalciferol diffuses into the circulation bound to vitamin-D-binding protein and undergoes 25-hydroxylation in hepatocytes, yielding 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the principal circulating biomarker of status
(Choose the fattier or rounder part of your belly about 2 inches over from your belly button, and down about 1 inch see video below.) Using a separate sterile pad or swab, remove the outer cap from your B12 bottle, and also sterilize the bottles rubber stopper
With the ease of administration, it also possesses the same advantages as sublingual therapy for patients and has been shown to be a preferred treatment modality to the IM route ( Subcutaneous B12 Subcutaneous B12 is occasionally used, especially in patients with inborn errors of cobalamin metabolism, who need high pharmacological doses of B12 to maintain their B12-dependent metabolic pathways and related biochemistry within normal range