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Last blood work, BUN jumped to 48! Creatinine 2.4. My disease is Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus. Not related to sugar diabetes. It's from long-term use of lithium (40 years). I am so fortunate my kidneys survived this long but wish a smart DR along the way would have put me on Lamotrigine which is so much safer. I am healthy, weigh 134, eat whole foods, exercise...basically take care of myself, water, low sodium etc. This lifestyle has not stopped my declining kidney function. My eGFR is at 21 today. I'll keep living as normally as possible...avoiding UTI's!!!! Had 2 this year but antibiotics are bacteria killers, good and bad. I appreciate your information, so helpful. Seeing my Neph next week.