Status Update

[kungfudude]

Born with one functioning kidney, I'm a 58 year old male. In January my gfr was down to 38 and creat up to 1.86. So my PCP referred me to a nephrologist for the first time.

Since January, I've educated myself on how much sodium I was consuming without realizing it. So now my blood test results last week were the same as they were in June - gfr 52 now, 51 in June, creat 1.38 now, 1.37 in June. Now I track my sodium intake every day, staying around 2000 mg daily and continue my usual exercise. It seems to be working.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Hi Kungfudude,

Good for you. Sodium is just one of the many components of things we eat we need to watch for.

[kungfudude in reply to Bassetmommer]

Yes. Very little red meat now and moderate potassium too. Some stuff I miss, some I don't. And I'm still 12 lbs lighter from the diet change.

[kungfudude in reply to kungfudude]

I do miss Chinese takeout

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to kungfudude]

I have been experimenting with making my own. I use coconut aminos instead of soy.

[ILMA54 in reply to Bassetmommer]

Bassetmommer,

I read this in one of your earlier posts, and we have started using coconut amino as well. Thank for the great suggestion.

[Ritisha in reply to Bassetmommer]

What is the purpose of the coconut amino’s?

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to Ritisha]

Adds flavor and coloring similar to soy but without the salt.

[Ritisha in reply to Bassetmommer]

Gotcha. Thanks