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New to CKD: Looking for advice
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@esseline1 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! You have done the research needed for you and your situation, which I applaud. You're absolutely correct, it takes patience and a lot of thought, to find the right-for-me eating plan.
For me, for many years I stayed away from potassium-rich foods, and really mourned my favorite of potatoes. Then my potassium levels changed, and I was allowed to reintroduce them to my eating plan, in addition to actual supplements. Now it is back to being able to eat potatoes, again, Yeah!
I see you are on dialysis twice a week. How are you feeling with that protocol?
Ginger
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@gingerw thank you Ginger! I worked with a nutritionist since 2022 when my kidneys were still functioning (stage 3a), then i got lupus (2024) and lupus found "fruitful" terrain, since then dialysis....
The learning journey goes on.....
I am thankful to have the possibility for dialysis, I live in Italy, in some places on our planet dialysis is no option....
Happy for you that you could reintroduce your loved potatoes, a good thing is to eat them once or twice a week.... an interesting lesson I learned is to balance as much as possible potassium-rich foods with the potassium-poor ones.
Ciao Ginger! Good Life!