Aching legs

[Matthew James Hardy]

Has anyone ever suffered with really aching legs only had this since been diagnosed with diabetes had it over a week now might not even be diabetes related just thought would ask the question it’s in the calf area of the leg could it be due to the night time injection with insulin that has to be in the leg?

 

[mikeyB]

Hi Matthew, I don’t think the aching legs can be due to the insulin injections. It’s probably best to talk to the doc, unless you’ve been doing some unaccustomed exercise.

Who said the night injection had to be in the leg? First I’ve heard of it, and just include it in the abdominal site rotation.

 

[Matthew James Hardy]

Hi Matthew, I don’t think the aching legs can be due to the insulin injections. It’s probably best to talk to the doc, unless you’ve been doing some unaccustomed exercise.

Who said the night injection had to be in the leg? First I’ve heard of it, and just include it in the abdominal site rotation.

That’s where was told to do the night time injection guessing it does not really make a difference?

 

[zuludog]

Hello Matthew

I, too, have aching legs, and I wonder if yours could be similar
It is not caused by diabetes, but diabetes is a risk factor, and its occurring since you were diagnosed could be coincidental

My legs are OK during normal everyday life, though I can detect a sort of mild throbbing or pulsing sometimes. but when I do any exercise or try to go hiking my legs, and especially my calves, become painful and ache. This clears up if I rest for a couple of minutes then it starts again when i set off again

I've searched Google and I think it is INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION.
This is the narrowing of the arteries supplying the legs thus reducing the supply of oxygenated blood. It is similar to the normal aching you would get when, for example, you do a long distance run or go hillwalking up a big hill, but comes on more frequently

Risk factors are age, overweight, diabetes & smoking

Search Google for 'Intermediate Claudication'

I started a thread on this earlier in this section, Friday 9 March - 'claudication'. Now you can all see that my computer skills are very basic and I don't know how to post the link.
Perhaps Northerner or someone could do this, please?

Why do you inject in your leg? I think the majority of people who inject do so in their abdomen
Perhaps you could tell us what your regime & doses are

 

[Shiv Gaffney]

Not related to original question but I inject my long acting (and always have done so) in the leg. Was told at diagnosis (1975) to inject both long and fast acting into legs. The reason for long acting was that it was slowly absorbed that way and lasted as long as it should. Whilst changed at some stage with fast acting to tummy, long acting never changed and my long acting insulin has changed many times and when I asked was given the same explanation (if somewhat more technical now with synthetic insulin) i.e. that it was better in the leg for slow absorption. To be quite honest it is one of the few things I haven't queried too much re: my diabetes but it is interesting and think something I will ask at next appt (if the list is not already full!) PS for original question - I don't have any problem with my legs so would thing it is nothing to do with the insulin but that is a personal opinion.

 

[mikeyB]

Aye, it isn’t the diabetes but for sure it’s not intermittent claudication. Wrong clinical picture, so don’t worry about that Matthew.

 

[Matthew James Hardy]

Hello Matthew

I, too, have aching legs, and I wonder if yours could be similar
It is not caused by diabetes, but diabetes is a risk factor, and its occurring since you were diagnosed could be coincidental

My legs are OK during normal everyday life, though I can detect a sort of mild throbbing or pulsing sometimes. but when I do any exercise or try to go hiking my legs, and especially my calves, become painful and ache. This clears up if I rest for a couple of minutes then it starts again when i set off again

I've searched Google and I think it is INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION.
This is the narrowing of the arteries supplying the legs thus reducing the supply of oxygenated blood. It is similar to the normal aching you would get when, for example, you do a long distance run or go hillwalking up a big hill, but comes on more frequently

Risk factors are age, overweight, diabetes & smoking

Search Google for 'Intermediate Claudication'

I started a thread on this earlier in this section, Friday 9 March - 'claudication'. Now you can all see that my computer skills are very basic and I don't know how to post the link.
Perhaps Northerner or someone could do this, please?

Why do you inject in your leg? I think the majority of people who inject do so in their abdomen
Perhaps you could tell us what your regime & doses are

Get excatly the same symptoms you do it doesn’t last all that long but when it does come it is annoying I do smoke though so am going to cut down and eventually give them up!

 

[zuludog]

Obviously we can't give a definite answer on here, but if you have similar symptoms I suggest you Search Google and read a few of the websites & references, and have a think about it.
But more importantly, see your doctor

 

[Matthew James Hardy]

Obviously we can't give a definite answer on here, but if you have similar symptoms I suggest you Search Google and read a few of the websites & references, and have a think about it.
But more importantly, see your doctor

Am not sure if it will just go on it’s own type thing might give it another week yet thanks for the responses

 

[trophywench]

I am biased here cos I have intermittent claude, he's a damned nuisance but it certainly is my own fault because yes - I'm still addicted to nicotine - so nobody and nothing else is responsible. The message I have for you is pack the barsteward things up a lot sooner than later mate - cos whether it is or isn't that - you have been warned - and it's another thing there's no cure for. If it takes as long to find a cure for it as it has diabetes - it's a good many centuries away - the ruddy ancient Greeks knew about Diabetes for heaven's sake!

I would like to 'just ask....' - are you on statins, and if so, how long have you been taking them?

 

[Matthew James Hardy]

Myself I thought it may have something to do with the blood sugars reaching normal in my legs in only seems to be the left side of the leg calf area

 

[Matthew James Hardy]

It’s not painful as such just like a little throb which occurs now and again should I worry about this ?

 

[Matthew James Hardy]

Had a blood test today and this is due to lack of vitamin D apprantly

 

[Edgar]

I had a similar problem, not aching legs, but my calves used to swell up in the afternoon so my GP halved my blood pressure medication as he said it was that what was causing it. So we'll see!