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Is There Any Reason Not To Take Kalms To Help Get A Good Night's Sleep? Am Type 2 Diabetic. Leg Pain At Night
Question: Is there any reason not to take Kalms to help get a good nights sleep? I am type 2 diabetic still on pills. My legs hurt especially at night. Do you think they might help?
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After going through your medical history and queries, I feel the reason of your disturbed sleep needs to be evaluated (if not related to knee pain). One of the reasons would be diabetic neuropathy. You can take Kalms if prescribed by your doctor. Also, there are newer medications like Zolpidem which are quite effective for sleep.
I would also like to suggest to take ibuprofen only under your doctor's guidance and preferably for a limited duration rather than a chronic use, just to be light on your kidneys.
To conclude:
Sleep - Acceptable sugar control with oral drugs or insulin, appropriate medications for neuropathy, sleep medications like zolpidem (all after your doctor's consultation). I would always recommend sleep medications by your physician rather than over the counter medications like Kalms.
Ibuprofen - Limit the use. Consume for a limited duration only under your doctor's guidance.
Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your follow up queries, if any.
Wish you good health.
Regards.
Thank you for posting on XXXXXXX
After going through your medical history and queries, I feel the reason of your disturbed sleep needs to be evaluated (if not related to knee pain). One of the reasons would be diabetic neuropathy. You can take Kalms if prescribed by your doctor. Also, there are newer medications like Zolpidem which are quite effective for sleep.
I would also like to suggest to take ibuprofen only under your doctor's guidance and preferably for a limited duration rather than a chronic use, just to be light on your kidneys.
To conclude:
Sleep - Acceptable sugar control with oral drugs or insulin, appropriate medications for neuropathy, sleep medications like zolpidem (all after your doctor's consultation). I would always recommend sleep medications by your physician rather than over the counter medications like Kalms.
Ibuprofen - Limit the use. Consume for a limited duration only under your doctor's guidance.
Hope I have answered your query. I will be available to answer your follow up queries, if any.
Wish you good health.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you very much for your reply. The Ibuprofen is under my Doctors control; I am on 3x500mg orally a day and the prescribed course has not yet finished. It was/is for the Knee pain which is reducing. Most importantly what would you suggest to control the effects of neuropathy in the feet and legs? I understand that diabetic neuropathy is not cureable, as such; is this correcf? If not curable what can be done for managememnt? (Do you know of a good wewbsite, Diabetis UK does not seem to have much to help on this particular issue.)
Hello and thanks again.
Good to know your knee pain is reducing. You might not need Ibuprofen after it's prescribed duration.
Neuropathy can be controlled to an extent. The damage can be reduced and with good glucose control, few damaged nerves do regenerate reducing the symptoms to quite an extent.
Management of neuropathy would consist of :
1) Good glucose control with oral drugs and/or Insulin under your doctor's guidance.
2) There are about 8-10 different groups of drugs which are available for neuropathy, many of them are effective to quite an extent.
3) Foot care with appropriate footwear - again under the guidance of your physician or podiatrist. You would want to avoid any kind of injury to you feet, which usually happens due to complication of neuropathy.
Website - WWW.WWWW.WW has a very good support forums. People with diabetes share their experiences. I hope it will be of good help.
Hope my answer is adequate and helpful to you. Hope this clarifies your doubts. Let me know if I have missed out on any concerns.
Please accept my answer if you do not have further queries.
Wish you Good Health.
Regards.
Good to know your knee pain is reducing. You might not need Ibuprofen after it's prescribed duration.
Neuropathy can be controlled to an extent. The damage can be reduced and with good glucose control, few damaged nerves do regenerate reducing the symptoms to quite an extent.
Management of neuropathy would consist of :
1) Good glucose control with oral drugs and/or Insulin under your doctor's guidance.
2) There are about 8-10 different groups of drugs which are available for neuropathy, many of them are effective to quite an extent.
3) Foot care with appropriate footwear - again under the guidance of your physician or podiatrist. You would want to avoid any kind of injury to you feet, which usually happens due to complication of neuropathy.
Website - WWW.WWWW.WW has a very good support forums. People with diabetes share their experiences. I hope it will be of good help.
Hope my answer is adequate and helpful to you. Hope this clarifies your doubts. Let me know if I have missed out on any concerns.
Please accept my answer if you do not have further queries.
Wish you Good Health.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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