Cramps

[Jillyfl]

Hi , does anyone suffer leg cramps in bed? They can be quite painful. I have my blood glucose under control and I am within normal range. My last hba1c was 41. I take 500mg of metformin twice a day.

 

[Guzzler]

Hi there, how are your electrolytes looking? Getting enough sodium, potassium and magnesium?

 

[hankjam]

Touch wood, mine have not been so bad... but there was a time when they were pure hellish... would wake me up with whole muscle blocks knotted up... pain was 8.5. As @Guzzler notes, salts are important. I drink a lot of water and wee a lot, so I more or less cover my food in salt, seems to be working.
I feel your pain and hope it passes.
Hj

 

[Rachox]

In my early days of low carbing I suffered badly with night cramps in my feet. After posting on this forum someone suggested magnesium deficiency. Magnesium isn’t absorbed well by mouth so it was suggested I bought some spray, which is applied to the skin and rubbed in. This I did and the cramps went away. I now maintain my magnesium intake by using pink Himalayan salt in my cooking. As well as sodium it contains magnesium and potassium.

 

[Jillyfl]

Hi there, how are your electrolytes looking? Getting enough sodium, potassium and magnesium?

Goodness I've no idea?? I don't know how to check either....

 

[Jillyfl]

In my early days of low carbing I suffered badly with night cramps in my feet. After posting on this forum someone suggested magnesium deficiency. Magnesium isn’t absorbed well by mouth so it was suggested I bought some spray, which is applied to the skin and rubbed in. This I did and the cramps went away. I now maintain my magnesium intake by using pink Himalayan salt in my cooking. As well as sodium it contains magnesium and potassium.

Oh wow, thank you I'll have a look on Amazon for it

 

[Rachox]

Oh wow, thank you I'll have a look on Amazon for it

I bought this one from Amazon:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/BetterYo...id=1552639389&sr=8-3&keywords=Magnesium+spray

 

[Motherhen2014]

In my early days of low carbing I suffered badly with night cramps in my feet. After posting on this forum someone suggested magnesium deficiency. Magnesium isn’t absorbed well by mouth so it was suggested I bought some spray, which is applied to the skin and rubbed in. This I did and the cramps went away. I now maintain my magnesium intake by using pink Himalayan salt in my cooking. As well as sodium it contains magnesium and potassium.

Thank you for this Radox I wonder can you tell me where to get the spray from is it expensive please

 

[Rachox]

Thank you for this Radox I wonder can you tell me where to get the spray from is it expensive please

I got this one from Amazon:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/BetterYo...id=1552639389&sr=8-3&keywords=Magnesium+spray

 

[jjraak]

Cheers @Rachox

Bought and it arrived today.

be trying it tonight pre bed.
will report back tomorrow.

(cramps most day now at start of day..oooh that morning stretch now is so NASTEE )

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Radox

That an aches and pain reliever you put in a "bath tub", I believe.