D related or not???

[Mojo's mommy]

Courtney complains of leg aches at least 3-5 times a week. I had these growing up as a kid and yes they were very painful and I still to this day get them if I am overtired. My doctor referred to them as "growing pains"..lol..I am not growing anymore :rolleyes:

Anyhow, sometimes if I give her tylenol or motrin and ask a few minutes later they are gone...not nearly long enough for any pain meds to work..

Could it be nerve related? D related? Does anyone elses little ones get "leg aches"??? Not sure if it just her or what...

[momof3princesses]

Lily gets these all the time as well as she has for far longer than she's been daignosed. I had them as a child as well and sometimes now too. I do notice her complain more when she is very tired. I'd love to hear other's thoughts on this. I think it must be D related in some way!

[Amy C.]

My son has been dealing with these for 6+ years. He would wake up at night in pain. We tried baths, massaging, heating pad, and bananas. His sugars would go sky high from the stress. In the end, Tylenol works the best at ending the pain.

Hopefully, the pains will end soon. At 13, he is 6 ft tall. Now he needs to gain weight, because 130 lbs makes for a skinny, tall teenager. I doubt there are growing pains when growing sideways.

[munsonklein]

Both of my kids have had the same kind of growing pains when they get tired for as long I can remember. My non-D son is 13, my daughter is 10 and was diagnosed last August. I think some people just get achy legs as a symptom of fatigue, particularly after an active day or a growth spurt.

[allisa]

2 thoughts....when Ty is low.....he feels it in his legs....weak, can't stand

Second thought....

Restless Leg Syndrome....I SERIOUSLY thought it was a humorous commercial for a Lazy-boy chair the first time I saw it on TV.....I don't know much about it....googled it and came to this site.....

http://www.medicinenet.com/restless_leg_syndrome/article.htm

[OSUMom]

My son had growing pains growing up, and then severe leg cramps (to the point of tears which I didn't know) at night before being diagnosed Type I. Now my other son has had some bad episodes of severe leg cramps - I can even see how the muscle is pulled and "stuck" in another direction within his calf. Now this I think is due to dehydration from intense lacrosse conditioning. The leg cramps could have multiple origins.

[Boo]

My son had leg pains when he was younger, before his diagnosis. He has not complained of them at all since his diagnosis 3 years ago.

I have a very mild form of (self-diagnosed) restless leg syndrome. I'm glad they finally have a name for it...I used to think I was crazy, and so did everyone else that I described it to. Mine gets bad when I am really tired, but if I can go to sleep I am fine...it never keeps me awake. I usually notice it in movie theaters and at late shows/plays. I have to get up and walk around the back of the theater. It's not painful or anything, just REALLY annoying to me (and perhaps to my husband sitting next to me while I constantly bounce my leg up & down and shift in my seat until I finally just get up).

[madde]

Madison has been complaining for the past several weeks of leg pains. She says, it is mainly in the knee area. She said the other day at school she felt like it was going to give out on her.

She just recently started riding her bike again with the nicer weather we have been having, so I attributed it to that. But, not so sure what is causing it. Could it be juvenile arthritis?

Her next endo appt. is coming up, I'll ask him about it and see what he says.

I wonder if kids without diabetes are bothered by this. I know with myself I always question if everthing little thing is diabetes related. You really can't help not to.

[tymaxtess]

Tessa has been complaining of leg pain too. I have ignored that until now. Hard not to wonder about everything now.