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Calf muscle cramp

Craig381sara

Craig381sara

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As the heading stays, does any one else suffer from still calf muscles, the backs of my legs feel sooooo tight and constantly ache
 
How are your bg levels? Are you getting enough salt? Adequate hydration?
 
I had this 3 months into low carb, then realised I have never added salt to my cooking,or even when dinner is served no salt, which was fine when allowed other foods before low carb. I started to add a little salt and the calf cramps went away
 
I suffered terribly with cramp last year, went to the doctor and he prescribed quinine tablets which seemed to sort it out. I don't take them any more and only get the occasional cramp.
 
In my early days of low carb eating I got night cramps in my feet and ankles. Someone here suggested it could be magnesium deficiency. I started using pink Himalayan salt in my cooking, aside from salt it contains other minerals including magnesium. However magnesium isn’t absorbed very well by mouth so I also started using magnesium spray on my feet and ankles at bedtime.
 
I get ✻occasional✻ calf muscle cramps too ..but choose not to attribute them to my diabetes

These happen just as I start getting out of bed ..they are fleeting moments of agony.
 
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