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I have also been checking my urine with test strips which measure kidney function. I have seen improvements in that too.
Well, good point! However I did get lab results from my doctor putting me back to my 2013 or so results. I went from flirting with level 5 failure back to level 3. I'm urinating better and only get up once per night versus 3 times. I suspect my kidneys are clearing much more urine faster. I'll post more after my next appointment.
You made me wonder if you were possibly correct on the formula skewing my results. So I stopped taking it and retested after over a week. See the line of brown boxes? Before I was at the deepest brown color daily. As you can see, I am now lighter than the first level color, so I think the change is real. I'll try and explain this test when not pecking on a cell phone if anybody does not understand this urine test for creatinine levels in urine.
In short, see the beige box by my finger? Compare this to the line above as stages of creatinine clearance in urine. Lighter is better. I moved across the entire scale after about 12 years of pre stage 5 failure.
I don’t know how or why it works, but it sure changed our eGFR numbers. I have been taking it for four weeks when I had blood work done by my nephrologist. I watch my diet very carefully, so it may be a combination of both things. But I will continue to take this supplement forever.