<p>1. As part of work up for anemia in individuals with low hemoglobin</p>

<p>2. Individuals with symptoms concerning for Vitamin B12 or Folate deficiency</p>

<p>3. Pregnant women</p>

<p>4. Anyone taking supplementation and wanting to know their levels.</p>

<p>5. Anyone taking the prescription drug Metformin for 5 or more years should have Vitamin B12 checked annually</p>

<p>6. If you have had gastric bypass surgery, abdominal surgery, chronic diarrhea, celiac disease, Crohn&rsquo;s disease, or any chronic illness that affects absorption of food and vitamins, you maybe continuously at risk of Vitamin B12 and Folate deficiency</p>

<p>7. Dialysis patients are continously at risk of depeting their water solube vitamins unless they are taking a multivitamin with folate.</p>