da_6672d ago
good thing I opened that packet of paperwork before my doctor's appointment next week. Apparently I was supposed to get bloodwork done before showing up. Guess who's leaving for a 1:40pm blood draw today.
Show threadda_6672d ago

the last kidney doctor I went to was like:

"How you feeling?"

me: "alright, I guess."

doctor:"Good, give me blood and urine. See you in six months."

This is the same dude who I had been seeing before my primary care physician got acess to their lab work and discovered I was in the middle of CKD in December, nearly a full year after I started seeing this dude.

Show threadMatt Blaze2d ago
@da_667 Yikes!
Show threadda_6672d ago

@mattblaze life sucks, I didn't know how bad it was, but I'm more well-informed now. At last check, it was at stage 3 (stage 5 is full kidney failure, and requires dialysis). Which means the damage is manageable with extremely close control of diet, and in general being healthier.

I've lost 56 lbs since December, and have taking a much more active role in eating healthier things. So, I'm on the right track, and just hoping it isn't too little too late.

Show threadda_6672d ago
@mattblaze according to internet resources, the biggest thing I have to do aside from already managing calories, sugar, and fat to help improve my A1C and Cholesterol numbers, is managing sodium, phosphates, and excessive potassium. Sodium is the biggest hurdle, requiring a lot of preparation and planning to get no salt added variants of things that I enjoy eating.
Show threadLando2d ago
@da_667 @mattblaze Oh shit, I just saw a clip about something that could help. It’s a YouTube short (eww) but there is a technique to boost salt flavor with mild electrical currents youtube.com/shorts/8vEOgYh8PjM
Japan Released Magic High-Tech Spoon 😱

YouTube
Show threadLando
@da_667 @mattblaze also avoid the fuck out of pink salts. They’re usually mined from potash deposits in Pakistan. They’re KCl, and I nearly had a health scare related to them a few years back.
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Show threadda_6672d ago
@Lando @mattblaze yeah, I've learned that potassium chloride is a "substitute for salt", and that for kidney disease is really fucking bad, to avoid it at all costs. Salt blends, MSG, other low sodium things are generally okay.