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<blockquote data-quote="MangosteenElbow" data-source="post: 2162262" data-attributes="member: 322425"><p>Given what is known about muscle cramping, especially during or after physical activity, it is unlikely to be caused primarily by higher serum BGLs.</p><p></p><p>The topic is covered extensively in other T1 websites. </p><p>I have read plenty of research papers on this, because I have always been prone to lower leg cramps during or after vigorous exercise, especially in hotter, humid climates.</p><p>When on MDI but pre-keto yet exercising a lot, my night cramps returned. When on pump and keto, sometimes I would be hit with simultaneous cramps in both calves and maybe in upper legs as well - a lively way to be woken from sleep. This would not happen during or soon after long, sustained running.</p><p></p><p>Trial and error, learning that different people with T1 have different experiences so there is no single golden rule for cramps or managing them, I now resort to making my own version of "keto-aide". Google it.</p><p></p><p>Into a large water bottle goes a smidgen of a product from the supermarket that has small amounts of sodium and potassium and also (from the pharmacy) a tad of a powder with magnesium (citrate). </p><p>I sip this throughout the day before exercising hard and on the day, before and after.</p><p>I lapse on other days.</p><p>I tend not to have cramps anymore and I seem to have more reliable "energy" during training and racing.</p><p>There could be many factors, so it's not clearly causal from my keto-aide.</p><p></p><p>The discussions on the T1 websites on this topic show that some sip their keto-aide all day, everyday. There's some apprehension about recommending any extra potassium.</p><p>I suggest you need to be aware of all of your intake of at least those micronutrients from all sources of your own diet and adjust from your own experience.</p><p></p><p>The aim is to have sufficient electrolytes readily available in your system, during exercise and afterwards.</p><p>This will need adjusting by you for your body, your exercise, the ambient climate, your other foods and hydration and whether you are ketogenically adapted and how much training you have adapted to that fuel source.</p><p></p><p>The different electrolytes excrete at different rates, and are needed different levels, so it is complicated, not manageable simply by another person's magic formula.</p><p></p><p>So, yes, it's primarily targeting the metabolism under and after physical activity by ensuring sufficient electrolytes.</p><p>It's not in isolation of serum BGLs.</p><p></p><p>Best to learn from others, cautiously experiment, adapt for yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MangosteenElbow, post: 2162262, member: 322425"] Given what is known about muscle cramping, especially during or after physical activity, it is unlikely to be caused primarily by higher serum BGLs. The topic is covered extensively in other T1 websites. I have read plenty of research papers on this, because I have always been prone to lower leg cramps during or after vigorous exercise, especially in hotter, humid climates. When on MDI but pre-keto yet exercising a lot, my night cramps returned. When on pump and keto, sometimes I would be hit with simultaneous cramps in both calves and maybe in upper legs as well - a lively way to be woken from sleep. This would not happen during or soon after long, sustained running. Trial and error, learning that different people with T1 have different experiences so there is no single golden rule for cramps or managing them, I now resort to making my own version of "keto-aide". Google it. Into a large water bottle goes a smidgen of a product from the supermarket that has small amounts of sodium and potassium and also (from the pharmacy) a tad of a powder with magnesium (citrate). I sip this throughout the day before exercising hard and on the day, before and after. I lapse on other days. I tend not to have cramps anymore and I seem to have more reliable "energy" during training and racing. There could be many factors, so it's not clearly causal from my keto-aide. The discussions on the T1 websites on this topic show that some sip their keto-aide all day, everyday. There's some apprehension about recommending any extra potassium. I suggest you need to be aware of all of your intake of at least those micronutrients from all sources of your own diet and adjust from your own experience. The aim is to have sufficient electrolytes readily available in your system, during exercise and afterwards. This will need adjusting by you for your body, your exercise, the ambient climate, your other foods and hydration and whether you are ketogenically adapted and how much training you have adapted to that fuel source. The different electrolytes excrete at different rates, and are needed different levels, so it is complicated, not manageable simply by another person's magic formula. So, yes, it's primarily targeting the metabolism under and after physical activity by ensuring sufficient electrolytes. It's not in isolation of serum BGLs. Best to learn from others, cautiously experiment, adapt for yourself. [/QUOTE]
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