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@ddon and @atl1943 , Ideally a renal dietician would provide a diet plan. I have Stage 3b CKD and inflammatory colitis and celiac, but my bloodwork on potassium, calcium, and phosphorus (salts) are all within bounds (partly because of a Mediterranean and GF diet plus exercise). Because of the "normals" the dietician was a bust, she said just stay hydrated. Hopefully you have better luck. Regarding eating out, I generally take my own food because of celiac. I ask what will be served and bring something similar. It is hard, because socializing over food is a big part of our culture. I sometimes also eat beforehand and just sample safe foods. Avoid high sugar and salt foods and simple carbs like chips and cookies, stay hydrated but not overhydration. If your level of salts is too high, then restrict foods on the Mediterranean or DASH diets such as potatoes, orange juice, and other foods high in potassium, phosphate, and such. If you search using "recipes for ckd and stage 2 diabetes" it gives some cooking options.
Staying active is also important; I can't do strenuous exercise now, but can still lift weights and mod. exercise. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/healthy-eating/diabetes-and-kidney-disease-food.html
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@kayabbott I love all your ideas. Lately, the last 3 months I've been at my daughter's family. At times I've shopped for fresh produce for myself, they don't eat as many salads as I need to. Yesterday I had my usual plain Greek yogurt, berries and pecans one hour later they had bacon, eggs, cheese and buttermilk biscuits from a can. I avoid the table, that evening they had frozen meatball sandwiches, and chips as I walked past to go for a walk. I'd eaten earlier. As you read these foods you'll feel what I do, a mental and emotion struggle. That's what's so hard living in the home with it all. There's 5 of them, we cook from scratch mostly, I'm exhausted. I go back home in a few days but it's been hard. I've eaten more salt than I should, waking up dry and thirsty. I need to shorten my visits to 1-2 weeks at the most, at the risk of eating badly.
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@kayabbott thanks for the website and your experience. Recently we attended a function that served Greek food. I skipped the flatbread, but took a small strip of lamb, strip of chicken, loaded up on the fresh green salad, ate 2 Greek olives, some feta both I know are salty. A. Spoonful of yogurt sauce. I only drink water or lemon water I have one large coffee in the morning, plain zero fat yogurt, berries, and pecans or walnuts. Dinner time is hardest, but I try eating fresh over store bought process foods. Your right, we live in a culture that centers around food. Thanks