Foods to eat to keep creatinine level down

No, not in regards to time of day, though extra hydration can have a positive impact right before you do labs.

@evdos I echo what @randyr has said. Good hydration actually helps your blood draw to go easier on you.

Here is a good article that speaks about creatinine as it relates to your daily life. I learned a lot reading it, myself! As you can see, there are factors to consider why your levels will flucuate. From my experience with bloodwork, my medical team looks for trends, not single values. So, I think if you follow a similar pattern most of the time before labwork, you will benefit from trends.
https://www.singlecare.com/blog/creatinine-levels/
What do you think, after reading this article? [I am not part of the singlecare.com network, but found their education to be spot on!]
Ginger

Do you have a good schedule you follow?

Hi ! Thank you for your reply to my post. My cholesterol is 180 so I am good there.

My test results do not show cholesterol. However; I do take medicine for it.

I am totally confused with diet. I have IBS, stage 3 ckd, multiple myeloma, arthritis, osteoporosis and probably others. I can’t eat a lot of fruit or raw veggies. What’s a person to do

With all your named conditions, hopefully you have a team of doctors. Perhaps, the next step is to be sure that there are no conflicts with your medications. After that, find a dietician who will guide you with varying options of food. I would imagine that your PCP will work with you continually by checking your lab results at least every 3 months. For me, I found my best choices at the Mayo Clinic with my PCP.

@donyork Oh, dear! Quite the range of conditions to have to monitor! Moderate exercise, lots of fluids, good protein [little to no processed meats]. Watch the potassium, phosphorous, and calcium, and processed sugars in your foods. When dealing with different health issues, I actually created a library or spreadsheet of what I could choose from. Sometimes, something has to give, and while sometimes I will hear, "everything in moderation" for me that plan doesn't work. My mind has a difficult time that idea of "moderation", being an emotional eater at times.

Ask you primary care for referral to a dietician, or from the oncology center you attend. Mine conducted a telephonic review with me and included a renal approach, with was great!

What do you do right now for a diet and foods that work for you?
Ginger

Donyork, perhaps you can jot down what you generally eat throughout a typical day over a few days then using your smart phone or computer check each food for sodium, protein, potassium, phosphorus, fiber, cholesterol, fat, calories. Make appointment with a highly recommended dietician or nutritionist and ask them for help in tweaking your diet for your various issues. Johnmacc

@gingerw, many of us follow you regularly for your tremendously great advice on many topics, especially kidney disease. I know you started dialysis recently, and if you can share a little bit of what you are going through at this stage and why you chose the form of dialysis you are receiving now, I for one would appreciate it. I hope you feel today as well as can be under these circumstances. While many of us are in Stage 3 & 4 today, there remains that possibility that Stage 5 may soon follow for our future. You are such a gifted person who has helped me as well as others. Your journey of disesse has taken many forms and years, and you have been so proactive with your battle. If this is too personal, then there is no reason to share, and I apologize for asking.