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Stage 3a kidney disease: looking for info

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Dec 8, 2024 | Replies (127)

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@collegeprof

Because I have type 2 diabetes as well as CKD, I would think you should see an endocrinologist first because you may have pre-diabetes. Your value of 6.4 is higher than normal which may lead to CKD. @gingerw is correct in that the trend is most important for kidney function and diabetes control. The unfortunate part for me is seeing a kidney doc regularly because they are so booked for stages 4 & 5, and end stage kidney disease. I have found that many nephrologists prefer 6 month follow ups for stage 3 or earlier. Stage 3 is quite vulnerable because in my opinion it requires 3 month visits. For CKD patients, control in many cases are diet, water intake and exercise. There is so much more and this forum has much help from others in making good choices on what to eat especially like @kamama94.

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@collegeprof You are so right! I failed to mention that getting a handle and control on underlying causes for kidney disease is so important. Unless it is a situation that you cannot do anything about, getting good nutrition, moderate exercise, and addressing that cause is critical to helping anyone with kidney disease.

I did just that, myself, My kidney disease is a rare autoimmune disorder, but I chose to aggressively advocate for myself, following a sound renal diet plan while still in late Stage 2, against the advice of my doctors! I believe it helped delay the progression of my disease.

This forum has been so great in helping ourselves along, with support and experiences on managing Chronic Kidney Disease! Let's give ourselves a round of applause, along with that helping hand!
Ginger