I have been looking for a Gatorade equivalent for diabetics.
I found this one.
Has anyone tried it?
Does it have any effect on nightime leg cramps?
(No, I am not selling it.)
PJ
Propel Fitness Water,
Natural Lemon Flavor 23.6oz Bottles Details Purified water beverage with
vitamins. With other natural flavors. No fruit juice. Propel Fitness Water,
created by the experts of Gatorade, quenches and nourishes your active body
with a splash of fruit flavor and essential vitamins. In a daily diet, B
Vitamins aid in energy metabolism. Antioxidant Vitamins C & E help
neutralize free radicals. Nutrition Facts Serving Size 8 fl oz Servings
Per Container 48 Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories 10 Total Fat 0 g
0 % Sodium 35 mg 1 % Potassium 40 mg 1 % Total Carbohydrate 3 g 1 % Sugars 2
g Protein 0 g Vitamin C 10 % Vitamin E 10 % Niacin 25 % Pantothenic Acid 25
% Vitamin B12 4 % Vitamin B6 25 % *percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000
calorie diet. Ingredients: Purified Water, Sucrose Syrup, Natural Lemon
Flavor with Other Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Potassium
Citrate, Sucralose, Vitamin C , Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide , Calcium
Disodium.
Chris J. - 19 Jan 2006 01:34 GMT
>I have been looking for a Gatorade equivalent for diabetics.
>I found this one.
>Has anyone tried it?
>Does it have any effect on nightime leg cramps?
>
> (No, I am not selling it.)
I'm a T2 hiker, and I have propel regularly. I was using it before my
diagnosis, and have continued. I like it a lot.
I can't offer any help on leg cramps, as I don't get them, never have.
Chief - 19 Jan 2006 01:54 GMT
> I have been looking for a Gatorade equivalent for diabetics.
> I found this one.
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> Citrate, Sucralose, Vitamin C , Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide ,
> Calcium Disodium.
Propel is great. Have you had any tests to find the reasons for the cramps?
I used to have them when I ran a lot. I took calcium and they stopped. I
don't see any calcium in propel
Jenny - 19 Jan 2006 14:24 GMT
> I have been looking for a Gatorade equivalent for diabetics.
> I found this one.
> Has anyone tried it?
> Does it have any effect on nightime leg cramps?
The only thing in Gatorade that might help your leg cramps is potassium.
You can buy it straight as Morton's Salt Substitute, found in the
supermarket.
Don't use this or any other potassium supplement until you speak with
the pharmacist and find out if your blood pressure medication is one
that is potassium sparing. If it is, avoid the Gatorade too because
potassium can build up in your system and cause heart abnormalities.
The Morton's worked very well for leg cramps I got which were caused by
dehydration. But there are other causes for leg cramps which may not
respond to electrolytes.
The "diet" Gatorade is just a vitamin pill and 3/4th of a teaspoon of
sugar dissolved into expensive water.
--Jenny
http://www.geocities.com/lottadata4u Diabetes Info
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood
Sugar Under Control
Loretta Eisenberg - 19 Jan 2006 15:05 GMT
I have seen it in the stores and I know someone who has been drinking
it, I personally have no experience with it, but I will look for it
today and give it a try.
Loretta
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