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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Mar 17 9:38am | Replies (756)Comment receiving replies
I do love hiking and working out. I actually teach Spin classes at the gym and have neither high BP or diabetes, but both of my parents have kidney problems. I found out that I have stage three CKD two weeks ago. It has been upsetting, but I am researching all I can. I can’t get a nephrologist appointment until mid and late August, so I’m trying to make dietary changes on my own. Given three blood tests in June, my creatinine swung from 1.3, to 1.1, back to 1.3, so my GFR also moved between 49, then 60, back to 49. I’m optimistic that with some changes I can get my levels to settle at a higher point. I go from feeling ok emotionally to overwhelmed and anxious. I was glad to find this group and everyone seems supportive.
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@teachaero From experience I know that lab values can show "wonky" [My favorite word today!] values at times. What you have been eating or not eating, your hydration levels at time of the test, even the time of day labs are pulled, can affect the results. A good Dr will look at the values over a range of time. And, I second what @maxwell123 and @kamama94 say about kidney function having a natural decrease as we mature into senior years, and a kidney disease will hasten the decrease in function. Have the Dr's given you any indication for the reason for decline?
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@teachaero, both my pcp and neph tell me as we age it's normal for GFR to decrease. IDK how old you are but I'd give the Skrat from Ice Age a delectable acorn if my GFR was 60 instead of 33 at age 74!