Clinic with complaints of extreme weakness and fatigue

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Agnes, a 72-year-old female, presents to the clinic with complaints of extreme weakness and fatigue, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, insomnia, headaches, confusion, and poor memory. She has a history of Type 1 diabetes for which she uses and insulin pump, and severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) for which she has been taking omeprazole (Prilosec) daily for several years. After performing a head to toe assessment and obtaining lab work, Agnes' physician determines she has a vitamin deficiency. Answer the following questions.

1. Which vitamin is Agnes deficient in?

2. Why is this vitamin necessary?

3. In addition to vitamin supplementation, name 3 foods Agnes should increase in her diet to get adequate amounts of this vitamin?

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