Health Update
Mar. 12th, 2014 03:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenMom's GFR is currently down to 11 (kidney function); if it reaches 10, she goes on dialysis. She admitted when we talked on the phone that she hasn't been remembering to take her afternoon meds, so we'll see if being better about the meds helps. I expect she lost track of some things after the hip replacement surgery; she's seeing the doctor about this, so we'll see what happens next. On the plus side, her walking has improved, so looks like the surgery was a success.
Meantime, one of my brothers posted that us siblings are at risk for kidney issues....I looked over a checklist and it looks kind of familiar but I'd forgotten about it. Currently I have 3 risk factors but can only do something about one of them, which is lose some more weight -- that thing about how overweight people are supposedly at higher risk for diabetes.
Diet matters, but it isn't just about weight. I know this because my eldest brother has diet-controlled diabetes and was never more than maybe 15 lbs. overweight, but used to eat the equivalent of chocolate-frosted sugar bombs for breakfast, whereas my blood sugar levels are _almost_ borderline for being concerned about, and I am chubbier than he ever was...if I ate the way he used to, it would likely be a different story. My next check-up is in May, so we'll see if the new tweakings I've started doing this winter are making a difference or not.
That said, I'm still going to work on losing a few inches, but mostly because it will help me to do the things I want to do.
I should tell my PRN about my mom though; combined with being half-Chinese, she may want to check kidney function.
Meantime, one of my brothers posted that us siblings are at risk for kidney issues....I looked over a checklist and it looks kind of familiar but I'd forgotten about it. Currently I have 3 risk factors but can only do something about one of them, which is lose some more weight -- that thing about how overweight people are supposedly at higher risk for diabetes.
Diet matters, but it isn't just about weight. I know this because my eldest brother has diet-controlled diabetes and was never more than maybe 15 lbs. overweight, but used to eat the equivalent of chocolate-frosted sugar bombs for breakfast, whereas my blood sugar levels are _almost_ borderline for being concerned about, and I am chubbier than he ever was...if I ate the way he used to, it would likely be a different story. My next check-up is in May, so we'll see if the new tweakings I've started doing this winter are making a difference or not.
That said, I'm still going to work on losing a few inches, but mostly because it will help me to do the things I want to do.
I should tell my PRN about my mom though; combined with being half-Chinese, she may want to check kidney function.
