Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply. I have not seen a nephrologist as yet but I probably will some time soon. Re the salt intake, thanks so much. I rarely use salt for obvious reasons and I stay away from frozen meals, pizza, etc. Also, no canned soup. I do eat some low salt popcorn that I get at Stop & Shop. It really gets difficult to find snacks that are healthy for my diet. Last week I was a bad girl had I treated myself to a bag of russet chips and my God they were delicious but that's just a treat and I have only done this 2 times. What do you pick on??? I know about cucumbers but really? There are so many things to be aware of and it does get difficult at times. I do cook up some zucchini and summer squash and make an omelet. I'm up late so snacking gets in the way. Do you eat yogurt?? How about protein. I do eat fish such as flounder. Red kidney beans were recommended so I get them and soak the s___ out of them so there goes most of the salt and they have no flavor at all. When I eat a salad I do use a bit of salad dressing but very sparingly. What do you do for seasoning??? I had my last blood work in February and my GFR was 49 which went up 5 points. Re BUN and Creatinine I need to know more about those numbers. What is considered a good number?? I don't have it in front of me but maybe I will take a look and let you know what mine are. I'm talking too much. Again, thanks so much. Take care and I will probably be talking to you again. Nancy : )