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Trends are the important factor but be sure you are following a diet program specifically for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1001364/

Discussion: My creatinine levels have gone up, my GFR has gone down to 40.

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Posted: Jan 21, 2024

@spiritualgangster I have CKD (I bounce between stage 3 & 4). It is due to diabetes....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/201739/

Discussion: Kidneys

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Posted: Aug 12, 2018

You need to take you mother to a Nephrologist ASAP. That's the best advice I can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084889/

Discussion: Age 82 and eGFR of 9 - options?

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Posted: Jun 11, 2024

Thanks!I always had a A1C around 6.2 until about 7 years ago then got it down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/841823/

Discussion: GFR dropped 5 more points and I don't know why.

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Posted: Apr 11, 2023

Hi @nextchapter (I like the username!) I'm tagging fellow members like @elberkauf @goibib and @gingerw to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1023731/

Discussion: Thin Membrane (kidney) Disease

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Posted: Feb 27, 2024

Hi, I'm Gina 55 years old, live in NW Minnesota. I have had kidney disease for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/195885/

Discussion: Started hemodialysis When do you get put on the transplant list?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Apr 13, 2018

@nssmir2 Welcome, I'm glad you found us. A food I found shortly after going mostly vegetarian...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/322882/

Discussion: Understanding GFR and kidney disease: What's normal?

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Posted: Sep 26, 2020

From a diet perspective there are some basic rules that I follow (I am in Stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933014/

Discussion: What can I eat?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Sep 20, 2023

I appreciate the replies! I’m just beginning this journey. Last week at a wellness check my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1353628/

Discussion: Jardiance for stage 3a CKD or Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

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Posted: Jul 22, 2025

I not only have CKD stage 3, but I also have diabetes and diverticulosis. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867815/

Discussion: Stage 3a kidney disease: looking for info

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Posted: May 27, 2023

I have fluctuations between 35 and 55. The creatinine based eGFR is affected by hydration and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1049425/

Discussion: Why did my eGfr go up ?

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Posted: Apr 12, 2024

@carolak I came across this discussion and it interested me. I have CKD stage 3 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489093/

Discussion: Kidney angiogram: What is it like? Why did you have it done?

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Posted: Jan 22 7:05pm

@codered032 Excellent question posed. The operative word, perhaps, is not that it will be becoming, but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/801267/

Discussion: Is kidney disease becoming an epidemic?

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Posted: Jan 25, 2023

There are other reasons for a decline in the creatinine-based GFR which is why that other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026630/

Discussion: GFR dropped 5 more points and I don't know why.

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Posted: Mar 3, 2024

I was diagnosed with CKD about 15 years ago. About 10 years it progressed to Stage...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/208034/

Discussion: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD): How do I stop progression?

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Posted: Jul 27, 2018

Absolutely. It's just all this stuff happening seemingly at once. But I've been on blood pressure...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/798199/

Discussion: GFR dropped 19 points in less than a year: What does this mean?

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Posted: Jan 17, 2023

My experience is similar to that of @sammyloue. My eGFR dropped to below 10 from the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/863707/

Discussion: What to do if EGFR is 19?

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: May 21, 2023

@janh72 I too see a nephrologist who monitors labs such as calcium, oxalates, potassium etc. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1319549/

Discussion: How do you prevent kidney stones? Looking for advice

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Posted: Jun 3, 2025

I have and they didn't have a really good answer. I am in stage 3 so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945474/

Discussion: Surprise you have PKD

Support Group: Kidney Conditions

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

HI Ginger, you seem to be well informed about all this kidney stuff so I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/654966/

Discussion: Promises of improved kidney function?

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Posted: Nov 17, 2021

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