Diet for kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

@kenzie
Hi,
After being a watchmaker, scientific instrument designer and builder with a hobby of building models I had a hard time when I lost all sensation in the fingers and arms. I discovered I had the ability to hold and work with tweezers from years of knowing how hard to squeeze them. I couldn't pick up a watch battery unless I had tweezers. It was diagnosed as repetative strain injury, but I'm not so sure now I know about Dysautonomia and neuropathy and I have been undiagnosed diabetic for over 40 years. Anyways I worked around it and ran my own business for many years until Campylobacter got me. It stopped my kidneys, very nearly killed me and left me with my current pickle of health issues. Anyway despite having a difficult time with diabetic medication I have bounced back and set course on continuing the medication with changes. I have added metformin to the mix in the hope the body sees my meds as individual and not accumlative. I hope 2 small doses may be as good as one normal sized dose. My quarterly bood tests are due this coming week so I'll see where my body is taking me. Decided to go with a power wheelchair as my wife will be unable to push me when the time comes, she has her own problems, and if I kick off she will be able to move from her scooter to the chair in time. As I said I'm bouncing back and will take the side effects head on. The thought of possibly leaving my wife to deal with a paralysed hubby dosen't go down to well with me. It would leave me looking for a bungy jump, no strings attached!
I keep thinking I'm going to beat all this and prove everyone wrong, but the reality is I can't and neither can I give up. I don't know how to, never gave up on anything in my life, all I know is how to fight for a result.
Cheers

@godblessed
Hi,
CKD changed when I found out my mother in law was at GFR 18, no help and no wish to be helped. Ate what she liked drank anything she wished, yes somewhat subdued in her activities but surviving. At 95 she finally died from an infection picked up in hospital. I have never been so regimented in my dietry needs ever since, mindful but no regimented. I know my kidneys are although impaired reasonably robust, as long as I don't do anything stupid to them.
One thing I have found is most people when they are told the have a kidney problem take it as Chronic Kidney Death and don't realise until later it is actually Disease not a death sentance. I panicked, got al my affairs in order made a will then sat and waited to die. It took me awhile to figer out life goes on I might as well grab some while I could and don't let it pass me by waiting.

Hi, I think you are extremely brave. I find it amazing how we adapt to
difficult situations. By no means as difficult as your situation, I used
to sculpt with clay and due to osteoarthritis had to stop. I could not
longer wedge the clay. A friend persuaded me to paint. I resisted for a
few months until I had to do something with myself. It worked for a
couple of years but am now struggling and takes ages to finish a painting.
Acceptance does not come easily. I guess one has to learn to be kind and
patient with one's self. Good luck with the tests .

@kenzie
Around 7/8 years ago I had had enough and was planning to end it all. At that time I had a client try to commit suicide, except I got in the way and stopped it. He always asks me how I knew what his thoughts were, I haven't grown a big enough pair to own up and tell him what I was in the middle of doing. I guess for both of us it was the right person at the right time.
The curse of having so many health issue is they are internal so everyone I meet comments I'm looking good. Frankly I wish they wouldn't but I know they mean well.
I've just had 3 weeks of hell from a new medication, couldn't move without wanting to vomit with a belly full of extreme pain. I hung in there waiting for it to subside. No chance, back to being aggressive and struggling with life. Had to go back to an introductory dose, still a problem but at least I can leave everyone else in piece and the pain is going. Strange I never thought of taking my strong painkillers until just now. Of course the need has gone now, what a dummy.
Having a reasonable good day today but then I have had to reorganise my daily process, we'll see how this works out. Luckily my Dr's don't mind following what I want to do and support me now. I guess they have finally realised that my symptoms may not be those listed but indeed they are a result of the medication. I get a laugh when they tell me I'm super sensitive, little do they know that applies to idiots as well!
Upward and onward for the moment.
Cheers

@cheyne Agreed. I was just diagnosed CKD 3a. Used it as a good excuse to get back in gym, eat better and stay hydrated. Easy to get lazy in winter. Doing and feeling better this winter and confident EGFR will be stable or improved.

Hi,
Just had my test results back, full bloods are normal but my kidneys have slipped to GFR 39. I'm expecting it is a result of new medications as usual. Take one medication to fix one thing and cause another issue to emerge. Been called to my Dr in a couple of days. Fat chance of anything changing. Likely they are panicing again and will try to give me another medication to fix the last one that was to fix the one before that! My Autonomic nerve is playing up again not making the instruction to walk but shuffle. I have to stop shuffling and make the instruction for the legs to step it out before I can get walking again. Thankfully I don't have to tell my heart to beat, yet, it is behaving it'self for now. Anyway no reason to panic yet, I still have some time on my side.
Cheers