@janemc I wish the Hydroxyurea was more effective at that. Depending upon what I eat, my platelet count can shoot through the roof, Hydroxyurea or not. If I eat what the doctors and nutritionists recommend (a "balanced diet" with Omega 3 fatty acids, leafy greens,etc) it raises my platelet count. As soon as I stopped eat salmon and tuna and cheddar cheese, my platelets dropped back to the normal range. I can't eat grains and dairy because it raises my blood sugar and I don't want to wind up obese and diabetic again. I'm left with nothing to eat but meat, which works fine for me because it's the staple of my paleo diet, but then doctors tell me it's causing my supposed kidney disease that I have never had any symptoms of. So, what CAN I eat, then?!