Hello everyone!So my husband got bloodwork from his family doc yesterday for a Metabolic Panel and a Lipid Panel.
For the past 3 years, he's been dealing with unexplained (Also clinically low @ 1.3 to 1.4 g in 24 hours) proteinuria and a gradually lowering GFR. (Biopsy was inconclusive. Now they are preparing for genetic testing.)
I noticed on each of his labs when they check Creatitine, it's always fluctuating but he's almost always on the cusp of going over what's considered normal. He's even had high Creatitine readings on 2 of his prior tests. Well, I was reading an article online that says that some doctors recommend you to not wat cooked meat 24 hours before the test.
Just to give you an idea on his diet, he's 90% low sodium. (Eats out once a week, but this is all new and we are phasing that out as much as possible. ) He only eats meat once per day and it's chicken or fish. Usually broiled with olive oil and some sort of no sodium seasoning. Then a whole grain pasta and at least one vegetable.
His blood serum Creatitine came back at a 1.29 yesterday. His BUN was a 14 which gave him a estimated gfr of 72.
His last test with his neph was in November and he had the highest gfr he'd has in years at a 83. Oddly enough, we ate breakfast at McDonald's that morning since his appointment was a 2 hour drive. (No meat lol. An egg and cheese biscuit, hashbrown and OJ.) Unhealthy meal but his labs were excellent that day.
So all in all, his GFR is anywhere from 60 to 83 and anywhere in between.
*Sorry for rambling. Just didn't want to leave anything out.*
What do you all think? Is fasting from meat 24 hours prior a good idea? Or is that just manipulating the numbers?