A B12 injection may be worth discussing if: You have absorption problems: Conditions like Crohn's disease, celiac disease, or atrophic gastritis can reduce how well your body absorbs B12 from food, and past gastric surgery can have a similar effect
There are a few more things you need to know about these injections, such as: Lipotropic injections are prescribed medications and cannot be purchased as over-the-counter items
These kits allow you to: Make sure the provider offers quantitative HCG results , not just positive/negative
They want clean documentation, dependable verification, and a source they can review with confidence before ordering
Coverage is inconsistent and often requires prior authorization, but it's at least possible
The tradeoff is that you handle reconstitution and dosing yourself