Hi Paul,

Thanks so much for your reply. Your ranges are the same as mine but unfortunately you had a crisis point. That must have been very scary for you. Was there any reason for the drop??? I won't get new blood work until early September so I just have to wait. Paul, I am having a real problem with snacking at night. I'm up quite late because my days are boring since I don't have a car anymore (that sucks). Any suggestions? I have found baby cucumbers that are quite good, low salt popcorn but I can't think of much more. I know apples are good for me, what about oranges? Of course I crave junk since I can't have too much re fat, sugar. Some days I go crazy and then get back on track the next day and try to stay top of it. I just found cabbage so I simply saut (can't remember how to spell it) with onions and it was somewhat tasty. If I had had some hamburg I could have just added a bit to it. I limit my red meat to just hamburg, lean, and only about 2 times a week. For fish I eat flounder. I guess organic is the way to go so I am trying to stick with more veggies. I feel like I'm being cautious enough. I don't think I'm even close to the maximum of 2000 mgs of salt. It's not easy and I can't use much garlic (which I love) because of a hernia. It's so nice to get old, the golden years. Really??? I did check my numbers on my Lahey chart: Sodium - 141, Potassium 3.5 (I take supplements because my potassium runs low), Bun 21?, Creatinine 1.1, protein 6.9, GFR 49. I need to become more familiar with the Creatinine and BUN. I'll stop here because I don't want to put to sleep. : )