Diabetic leg cramps need to be treated symptomatically, and its common causes of diabetic leg cramps are hypocalcemia and peripheral neuropathy. The common causes of diabetic leg cramps are hypocalcemia, peripheral neuropathy, etc. They need to be treated with calcium supplementation or nerve nutrition while controlling blood glucose. 1. Hypocalcemia: low calcium can induce leg cramps. When diabetic patients have poor glycemic control, endocrine disruption will occur, which will lead to hypocalcemia. It is also possible that diabetic patients have nutritional imbalance due to strict dietary control, which leads to hypocalcemia. Its treatment is to control blood glucose and calcium supplementation at the same time, and its drugs for blood glucose control include metformin and insulin. Calcium supplements include calcium gluconate, calcium citrate and so on. 2. Peripheral neuropathy: The complication of diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, can lead to increased excitability of some muscle nerves, resulting in leg cramps, which can be controlled by controlling blood glucose and nourishing the nerves at the same time. The drugs to control blood sugar are gliquidone, insulin, etc., and the drugs to nourish the nerves are vitamin B6, vitamin B12, etc. There are many other causes of diabetic leg cramps, it is recommended that diabetic patients with leg cramps go to the hospital and receive regular treatment under the guidance of the doctor.