Pain in the middle of the night, wakes me from sleep! Any idea?

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Permalink Reply by Leticia on September 24, 2009 at 4:16am

Is it like a muscle spasm or piercing pain....I would see a Dr. you want to rule out thrombosis. Scary and painful..

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Permalink Reply by Ahmad ( Al ) on September 24, 2009 at 4:29am

It is a muscle thing, since I still feel something when I move my leg, if I walked on it = pain!

Thanks for the fast reply

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on September 24, 2009 at 4:33am

Is it like a cramp? I get horrible leg cramps in that exact muscle when I have been having high blood sugar. It wakes me up as well.

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Permalink Reply by Ahmad ( Al ) on September 24, 2009 at 4:38am

Not sure, but may be yes!!?

Ya my blood sugar has been really high lately, most of the time (250 - 370!) UG

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on September 24, 2009 at 4:58am

I had REALLY bad cramps just before I was diagnosed. They also said that it was a potassium deficiency. So may sure you are eating from vegetables and fruits with potassium. I know that bananas, apricots, cantaloupe, broccoli, beans, lentils, potatoes, ...

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Permalink Reply by Leticia on September 24, 2009 at 5:11am

I agree with Kristin.. But has your Doctor checked your Vitamin D..Low vitamin D can cause Chronic Pain and all sorts of unwanted thingys...muscle weakness.. I was just put on 50,000btu once a week for 12 weeks...And your sugars have been high... Are you on a pump?

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Permalink Reply by Ahmad ( Al ) on September 24, 2009 at 6:06am

Am on a pump, but am a bad diabetic person, I can win the baddest diabetes rule model with no competitors!

Vitamin D and potassium, I never consider these two! I always consider B12 and B6 plus eating fiber through my fruits!
hmmmm I think am in need for both of those since I only have one cup of milk a day.....BLA BLA BLA

Thank you Leticia and Kristin, I was afraid that it was a big damage and I will be losing a leg soon! I was terrified and started imagine my life on a wheelchair!!! Flashes!

Now after almost 3 hours, it is less bothering me, I still feel some pain but not as much!

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Permalink Reply by Dr.Kshitij Shankhdhar on September 24, 2009 at 6:25am

get neuro vascular check up done. pain could be due to neuropathy. pain could be due to vascular deficiency, specially in smokers. it could also be due to both neuro vascular reasons. see a doctor and get properly diagnosed.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan on September 24, 2009 at 7:22am

i had a lot of cramps and pain in that exact muscle before i was diagnosed, it was part of peripheral neuropathy, is there any tingling or numbness?

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Permalink Reply by molly hall on September 24, 2009 at 7:32am

I take a potassium tablet and a vitamin D tablet every day. Your body will get rid of what you don't need. When my sugars ran high, I was very low on potassium and my Doctor says that they are finding that a lot of Diabetics are Vitamin D deficient. It may be something to try although it took some time until the leg and foot cramps stopped.

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