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CKD stage? Is confusing...I was id'd as having CKD stage 3 a or b ,can't remember .....and also pre-diabetic...and the receipes are confusing....so this is what I did...I took the diabetic diet and cross referenced it with all the no-nos of bad things for kidney and eliminated those foods...I decided have only 12oz of allowed protein @ wk spread across 3 different days (4oz serving each time)The rest of my meals are salads of allowed vegts using olive oil. I use 2TBs of 35% cream in my coffee....but only have 2 coffees per day. No Booze. Instead of salt I use finely chopped celery...1 stalk of celery @ day otherwise. 3 Fruits @ day,..1 half grapefruit(counts as 2) and 1 apple or 1 c. Blueberrie/blackberries. And so on...lots of water...trying for 80oz. Rather than bothering to deal with measuring restricted vegts I just eliminate them totally. Easier and less stressful on my brain and time as I am usually trying to work(paint) One thing I do every morning which is very helpful is to take my first coffee in my garden quietly as I feed the squirrels, chippie and birds and sort of mediate and thank the Ancestors and Mother Earth for their help. I could go on but diets are very personal things and I don't to bore everyone. I am 85. Thank you for listening.
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I appreciate your comments, especially about Mother Earth and the Ancestors for their help. I take walks in nature, and trails, and visit the Eagle's nest near our home. I eat very little meat but am concerned about beans and rice. Edamame is very good for protein as is tofu but we have to watch potassium intake as well. I eat fruits, nuts, and veggies. I am concerned about muscle mass decline. I used to work out, swim and tread water, lift weights, and run. All that increases creatinine. Kidney health articles encourage exercise, but how much? I'm 66 years old and my eGFR is 27. I'm getting my 3 months bloodwork today and requested a Cystatin GFR test.
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I'm 83 1/2, non-diabetic, have high blood preassure I'm careful about all the time. I recently went off meat, don't drink booze, drink almost 6quarts of water a day. It's easier to go meatless, then try and get all the veggies in while eating meat. my GFR improved immensely in a week going meatless. I feel I have much mor freedom with my diet without meat burdening my kidneys. I've added much mor grains, nuts, seeds and fruits.