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Raised Creatinine in urine

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Hello everyone I was diagnosed with PMR in January and am now down to 4.5mg prednisolone. Having piled on the pounds at first I have been on a low carb diet since March. I do eat quite a bit of meat and a recent urine dip stick test showed raised creatinine. Could this be caused by high protein/low carb diet?

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Yes - having a lot of steak before the dip can result in high urinary creatinine or a less good blood creatinine clearance if a blood sample is taken.

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Thanks PMRpro. Is it anything to be concerned about?

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No - it shows your kidneys are doing what they should do: clearing creatinine from the blood!

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😅 Thank you PMRpro

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