My favorite GF bread is UDI Millet/Chia, and I called the company to check on the potassium level. They said by law, they did not have to list potassium. Last lab showed my potassium was up just a little, actually, by one point. It was 5.2 and the norm is 5.1. Well, I received a phone call the next day and was told to quit bananas (almost impossible) and eat low potassium foods for two weeks and have labs done again.
Also, my BS was 111, and I am not currently diabetic, but, another red flag for me to quit eating fruit and carbs...I guess. Clearly, I'm doing something wrong!
So, if anyone knows of a GF, low carb, low potassium, bread, I would be grateful for that info.
Toast in the morning with an egg has been my breakfast of choice and sits well with me, and I am going to try and continue that.
garina
Breads - GF, low carb, low potassium??
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Garina,
Has your doctor checked your kidney function? If your kidneys are not functioning properly that can allow a buildup of potassium in the blood. And of course an elevated blood sugar level makes the kidneys work harder (and less efficiently).
Tex
Has your doctor checked your kidney function? If your kidneys are not functioning properly that can allow a buildup of potassium in the blood. And of course an elevated blood sugar level makes the kidneys work harder (and less efficiently).
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Brenda,
I will have my A1C checked the next time I am at the doctors. I hope she will order it. I am hoping to be able to control BS by lowering or eliminating carbs and sugar. It would be worth it to try. What do you mean by balancing carbs and protein? Do you have to eat the two together? I bought a meter to monitor my BS, so maybe that will help. I'm going to try.
Tex,
I'm not sure what you mean by checking my kidney function, but my creatinine was 1. I don't know what else I have to watch, but I do use the bathroom more than the average person, I think, but, we all do that, so that doesn't count. D is a little more norman these days, however.
Thanks.
I will have my A1C checked the next time I am at the doctors. I hope she will order it. I am hoping to be able to control BS by lowering or eliminating carbs and sugar. It would be worth it to try. What do you mean by balancing carbs and protein? Do you have to eat the two together? I bought a meter to monitor my BS, so maybe that will help. I'm going to try.
Tex,
I'm not sure what you mean by checking my kidney function, but my creatinine was 1. I don't know what else I have to watch, but I do use the bathroom more than the average person, I think, but, we all do that, so that doesn't count. D is a little more norman these days, however.
Thanks.
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Jean
Jean
They appear to be working OK.Garina wrote:I'm not sure what you mean by checking my kidney function, but my creatinine was 1.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
It's usually a good idea to check the estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR), but since the eGFR is calculated from creatinine level (and other items), and your creatinine level was down in the lower half of the normal range, that should rule out any kidney issues. I'm assuming the lab you used bases their creatinine tests on a normal range of 0.6–1.6 mg/dL. If one's creatinine level is in the upper part of the range, or above range, it's possible for the eGFR to be low (below 60 — which can indicate kidney disease). But that wouldn't be likely with a creatinine result as low as yours.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.