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<blockquote data-quote="ph1" data-source="post: 664238" data-attributes="member: 135972"><p>Hi,</p><p>I have been diabetic for 14 years. I had two SVT attacks in 2011 and 2012(Google it) - not related to my diabetes - but in the process I found out why and alsofound out why I've been getting leg cramps.</p><p>The leg vramps may be related to methformin in you rcase but for me I had an electrolyte imbalance (sodium, magnesium, pottasium, calcium etc).</p><p>For me it seemed to be a lack of magnesium.</p><p>I used to suffer leg cramps at least 3 or 4 times a week especially when in bed. Since taking a magnesium tablet every day I haven't had the cramps. I also have half a banana with porridge every day for breakfast for soidum and pottasium etc.</p><p> </p><p>It worked for me and I haven't had a single cramp in over 2 years. Worth a try, 30 magnesium tablets are around £2, or less, in supermarkets.</p><p>BTW when people say take salt when you've been sweating to stop cramps it's because soidum is an electrolyte and the sweating causes your body to lose electrolytes. There are many ways yor body cal lose electrolytes abd you don' have to sweat to lose them.</p><p> </p><p>Hope this helps - Paul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ph1, post: 664238, member: 135972"] Hi, I have been diabetic for 14 years. I had two SVT attacks in 2011 and 2012(Google it) - not related to my diabetes - but in the process I found out why and alsofound out why I've been getting leg cramps. The leg vramps may be related to methformin in you rcase but for me I had an electrolyte imbalance (sodium, magnesium, pottasium, calcium etc). For me it seemed to be a lack of magnesium. I used to suffer leg cramps at least 3 or 4 times a week especially when in bed. Since taking a magnesium tablet every day I haven't had the cramps. I also have half a banana with porridge every day for breakfast for soidum and pottasium etc. It worked for me and I haven't had a single cramp in over 2 years. Worth a try, 30 magnesium tablets are around £2, or less, in supermarkets. BTW when people say take salt when you've been sweating to stop cramps it's because soidum is an electrolyte and the sweating causes your body to lose electrolytes. There are many ways yor body cal lose electrolytes abd you don' have to sweat to lose them. Hope this helps - Paul [/QUOTE]
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