Getting cramps as a diabetic.?

Question

Everytime I come home from school like around 6 pm my blood

sugar is really high cause I can feel it and I put 15 units of novolog

and then I sit down at my computer. Then minutes later as my

blood sugar is rushing down I can feel the muscles in my legs

just tightening up, and as I get up from my chair one of my legs

just starts cramping really bad, it hurts so much that I just fall on

my bed and start screaming, and minutes later the other leg does

the same thing.

I also get cramps on my toes, ankles, thumbs but its not as painful as the calves.

Actually my blood sugar is under control as my A1C was 6.4 last time, and also as every diabetic out there, I have a feel for my body (I know how much insulin to put without checking my blood sugar, I also eat what regular people eat everyday I just make sure to put insulin afterwards).

Answer 1

Cramps in diabetics is a symptom of blood sugars not being under control. It's from lack of potassium, which when your blood sugars are high, is being excreted out of your body by sweat or frequent urination.

It's the same reason that many diabetics wake up in the night with leg cramps, because of lack of potassium in the body.

I would agree that you need to make sure that you document the amount of insulin that you take, as well as what you have eaten. This way your doctor can better adjust your insulin levels. It may also be a situation where you need to be on a sliding scale insulin regimen. In this manner, the amount of insulin will be adjusted according to your glucose levels.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I' glad to hear your sugar is under control! 6-7 a1c is great! my boyfrind was just diagnosed w/ type 1 with a 12 aic...now 7.5 :-) so anyway, diabetes causes a lack of potassium in your body, which causes cramps. (But let me tell you, if your suger is getting reeally high and then comes crashing down, that's not really good control, good control is having it at a steady number all the time)

Answer 4

I have the same problems, but mine are at night. I have been diabetic (T1) since 1996 but recently the cramps have been real bad.

I visited my primary care giver and she prescribed some potassium pills that made me sicker than anything. I now concentrate on drinking a ton of water, watching my sugar, eating bananas, and always checking my sugar.

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Answer 6

You need to see your doc and get help with keeping your diabetes under better control. Also be sure you are getting enough calcium in your diet to help with cramps. See your doc though as your blood sugar is not well controlled.

Answer 7

You need to be taking your shots into fatty tissue, not muscle, to prevent the medicine going into your bloodstream too fast. Hope that helps. Best of luck.

Answer 8

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