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Thanks for your response. I had a urine test which showed protein in my urine. I was put on medication to help with this and from then everything just escalated. My extremely low blood pressure has been on the rise ever since treatment and monitoring. About three years after, a blood test showed my cholesterol to be too high. It was showing at 5. So medication was given to control that. Despite everything (endless meds, gym etc), cholesterol is now 8+ level. A lot of it shows under 'bad' cholesterol. It could be genetic, but I seem to be the only one in the family of 5 with High cholesterol. I am not overweight either. I am not diabetic and my blood pressure is now down as 'normal' . I am in the UK so I don't know if a second opinion is an option. I am under nephrology, and Cardiology. My GP also has input. I did get further advice on the new suggested medication "Dapaglifozin". Looking like I will try it.
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@b2byrne @cehunt57 Dapaglifozin is Farxiga here in the states and is popular with many endocrinologists and nephrologists, especially. There are 2 main reasons for the medication Farxiga which involves itself with type 2 diabetes and CKD. In other words, there is a diabetic dose and a much double stronger dose for CKD, which you apparently have. Regardless of what dose you take, make sure you read all the side effects of this drug including constant urinating during the day and night. My nephrologist at the time, prescribed it to me twice, and both times my eGFR went down to 18 or 19, which is stage 4. I created a spreadsheet over a 2 or 3 year period showing when I started and stopped the Farxiga diabetic dose. It wasn't pretty for me using this drug. I also had another nephrologist who had only 1 or 2 patients taking the drug. It did not fit into his practice and was reluctant about using it. Online, as I recall, there were mixed views about the product, but I don't trust online medical reviews. Many health studies have shown, however, that this drug can be effective for CKD, but beware of the side effects.
The interesting part of all of this is how you could end up with kidney disease without being a diabetic or having a continual chronic cardiology problem. A kidney function of 22% is low, but there has to be a reason like an injury, accident or inflammation. It's important you find out the source.