Thank you Cheryl, yes I am very concerned also with kidney disease, the I just had blood tests and urine test first week of October, I will have another 1 in January and if the findings are ok, will only need blood work every 6 months as per doctor. From a high HbA1c of 14 last August, it was down to 7.8 last July and 6.1 last October. I have meds, 2 metformins and 1 glyxambi, I will ask doctor if we can make metformins 1 dose only in 3 months. Doctor made me do intermittent fasting of 16 hours, but usually I only do at 14 hours, I ate mostly 2 meals a day, low carb meals. I do exercise every day (mostly walking 8k to 10k steps) and do stationary bike to perspire once or twice a week. I lost 15 to 20 lbs from July I guess.