Glad to hear that you are OK! What insulin did they start you on?
NovoLog 100 units/mL
Laura- So glad you went to the ER. You finally have the insulin that your “former” doc never recommended for you. I hope you are able to locate a good endo to help you with your insulin program. You will feel better within a couple of days on insulin. I am happy that you listened to your TuD family.
I agree with the others you need another doctor, a specialst in Diabetes. Here is a link to the Encronologist (Diabetes specialist) and all their locations in the U.S. you should be able to find one where you live. It sounds like you were misdiagnosed. http://www.aace.com/
Of course I listened, were all diabetic here 
I definitely plan on getting a specialist, I just have to find the right one.
Thanks for the link!!! This really helps.
Once you’ve found the right Endo you will also need a CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator). Here a link that will help you find one in your area: http://www.diabeteseducator.org/
OMG, I had forgotten I had charlie horses a lot before I got diagnosed… So that’s what that was? I don’t get them now… Every day, I find more and more stuff that it was the damn Diabetes causing it… Crazy.
And (now realizing you weren’t already being treated with insulin, if your not high, you dont have ketones or low ketones, and you still have a charlie horse, you might want to try Diet Tonic Water… Tonic Water (Regular) is very decieving in the amount of carbs it contains…(More than some sodas) and you dont want to worsen the problem 
Iam newly diagnosed and have just recently started having muscle cramps behind my thighs it is really uncomfotable and they will go away when my bg goes back down.
I used to have these crazy charlie horses before I was diagnosed. The worst were the ones in my thighs in both my quads and hamstrings at the same time so really difficult to stretch out. I would walk around my place in terrible pain holding on to the walls until it passed. I would take an Advil and that would help. I would also get terrible cramps in my stomach - driving and doing anything at the gym. These have all seemed to go away with getting my bg under control.
Hi Laura,
You know, I remember charlie horses too.
Just try to stretch them out,
lower your average bloodsugar,
and maybe find some kind of muscle rub that you can put on your calves. I have one I use and love which is called Pain-A-Trate and it is from a company called Melaleuca.
Maybe also you should go for an evening walk before bedtime. The exercise would warm and loosen your muscles and also help your insulin keep you more stable = less charlie horses!
If you get too many charlie horses though, girl, build yourself a corral or a barn or something, for goodness’ sake! lol
oh … my … god …
I am not alone !!!
When it happens during the night, I would prefer to cut my leg instead of feeling that pain !!!
Mine happens always in the right calf. Never the left one in 17 years of diabetes. Why ???
Then pain says to your body, “You’re killing me!” literally. My advice if you have not done so already is to CHANG MD immediately. Playing with suppliments like potassium, exercise or treating the D the way you describe is unethical for an MD. I hope they have put you on insulin to control the BG, even if you are a T2, this is absolutely necessary for starting your drugs to manage your BGs.
The pain is like no other I have experienced, it was bad! With BGs normal they have not returned in 40 years.
I want to share some GOOD news with everybody… it seems that as Diabetics, our bodies are all very deficient in Magnesium, which happens to be a very important mineral the muscles, especially the calf muscles consist of calcium and magnesium.When there is Too mu8ch calcium and not enough magnesium, this causes the muscles to contract; causing severe pain. This is why we need to replace the deficiency with lots of magnesium supplementation
The good news is that there is a product called REJUUV, which is a Magnesium spray that instantly gets absorbed into our bodies. When sprayed directly unto the calf muscles, it relieves the pain, immediately. i have found that if you spray and rub it in the calf part of both legs, you will be able to rest without waking up to severe pain. i do this every night, before bed, and I have had NO CHARLIE HORSES, during the night… this really WORKS. i thank God for it, every night.
To learn more, please visit www.rejuuv.com
Before my diagnosis I had severe leg cramps in my calves at night. But once I got my numbers under control, they went away
Calcium that your body can absorb is key-most do not understand uptake inhibitors. Dairy is not your friend for sure. Water comsumption also helps-good water that is. (spring water) Dr. Mike
of course I am asuming you will have your blood sugar under control too-Dr. Mike
I am type 2 on Victoza and Novolog and I have cramps at night in my calves. I also take a potassium suppliment becuase I usually test low for potassium. My last A1C was 5.5 so it isn’t high blood sugars. I usually have to get up and stand to help relieve the cramp.
@s6954118 I also have the same problem which I knew was from Neuropathy which I’ve had for years. I recently told my internist and he recommended test for circulation which I’ve had before. Perhaps you should also mention it to your dr you might need those tests.