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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ringi" data-source="post: 1671467" data-attributes="member: 410240">Remember Jardiance plug low carb => A very low carb diet.Therefore have a read of <a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/side-effects" target="_blank">https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/side-effects</a>leg cramps are often due to low magnesium levels - they don't always show up in a blood test.   Slow-Mag is recommended by some of the leading low carb people for it.    It could also be low levels of normal salt.    As your body gets rid of what it does not need, increasing both could be a good option.   A long soak in Epsom salts can also work, as the magnesium is absorbed by the skin.I think you should be talking to your GP (with the next day or two) about reducing the dose of Glimeperimide, personly I don't like BG that are "always" below about 7 on drugs with a risk of Hypos, while people are starting low carb.   The risk of having BG levels a little higher for a short time can be worth it, so as to get the low term benefits of low carb without Hypos being an issue.(Glimeperimide can also slow down the removal of fat from the Liver.)</blockquote>

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