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Im having trouble with the filtering system.What can I do to slow it down or help my kidneys?
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1308559 tn?1322685845
"There are things you can do to try and delay the progression
of kidney disease. Keeping your blood pressure under control
is key; especially by using an ACE-inhibitor type of blood pressure
medicine with “pril” as the suffix. Know your lab test results
and try to keep your hemoglobin A1C under 7.0%, your
blood pressure under 130/80, your bad cholesterol less than
100, and eat no more than 0.08 gms/kg body weight of any
type of protein per day. A proper diet is another way to slow
the progression of diabetes and kidney disease. The website
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search can help you find out
what the foods you are eating have in them.
Vivek Bhalla, M.D.,
Stanford University Medical Center
Division of Nephrology"
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492898 tn?1222243598
It may help to cut down on protein and salt.
Also, if you take one day a week and during this day only eat either: fruit, rice, potatoes, rice...(no salt added)..you will lose about five pounds in water overnight and it's a good way to detox.

You may also try to find a kidney forum, as this forum you have asked your question on is about how to improve Medhelp.

best, Katrin
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