The Best Ways to Handle Muscle Cramps

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Muscle cramps. Charley horses. Muscle spasms. No matter what you call them, those twitches are downright annoying — not to mention painful — especially when they hit during your workout or when you’re sleeping.

Here’s what you need to know about cramps and how to deal with them when they strike.

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Calcium tablets and vit e can help nocturnal muscle spams. Also all those having them should check for diabetes. Diabetics and prediabetics are more prone to have nocturnal muscle spasm frequently and of severe intensity lasting longer. The calf muscles become wooden hard and very painful. Massaging the affected muscle and hot fomentation help during such spasms.

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"Leg pain and cramps often occur as a result of nerve damage called diabetic neuropathy. If diabetes damages nerves in your arms or legs, it's called diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This condition can be a direct result of long-term high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) in those who have diabetes."

"Glucose is required for muscles to properly contract and relax, as is a balanced exchange of electrolytes, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium. When imbalances happen, through either high or low blood sugar, cramps can occur. During low glucose levels, this results in muscles becoming starved for glucose"

"Leg pain and cramps often occur as a result of nerve damage called diabetic neuropathy. If diabetes damages nerves in your arms or legs, it's called diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This condition can be a direct result of long-term high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) in those who have diabetes."