Inner Leg Cramping From Top To Bottom? How To Determine The Reasons Behind It? What Can Be Done That I Have Yet To Try? Any Suggestions?
So been having some issues with cramping on the inner part of my legs and I know for awhile I have been taking less Magnesium so last night I started to take a bit more at one point I was up to 1000 at least and today I wore my tension socks but still feel sensitive up higher inner leg so now my question is how does a person know if this is a nerve issue because of my diabetes or if its as I said a lack of magnesium issue or other?
@A DiabetesTeam Member you could do a blood test for electrolytes to see if you are magnesium or potassium deficient
That would rule in/out a deficiency as the cause
Have you ever had a vascular ultrasound?
Your Family Doc (that's what we call a Primary or Internist in Canada) can give you a referral
A Vascular Doc will be able to look at the results and tell if it's something like Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or Peripheral Neuropathy or a few other vascular diseases/issues that could be resulting in the pain
And if all that checks out then it's of to the Neurologist to see if it's a neurological issue and not vascular or deficiency related 😁
Sometimes you have to figure out what it "ISN'T" before you find what it is 😆
And of course you may have just pulled a muscle and the diabetes is greatly extending the healing/recovery time
Heating pad works for me
Here in the states you can also get a product called TherraWorx . Not sure if Amazon sells it, but it contains magnesium. Comes in the form of spray, foam, or roll on. I have used it in the past to help me sleep better. I have Restless Leg Syndrome, had to be put on Requip.
Hope this works.Here's a picture of the pkg of Hylands Leg Cramp pills
Looks like it didn't work.Just put the words Hylands Leg Cramps in google.
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