tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post6590679691542411652..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: Does A High-Protein Diet Tax The Kidneys?Bixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-73937292681252313462009-12-18T10:43:29.409-05:002009-12-18T10:43:29.409-05:00yes, when i took my uncle to his dialysis appointm...yes, when i took my uncle to his dialysis appointments, nearly every patient in the room was a diabetic.<br /><br />my uncle's disease was genetic, but the young person i know who was recently diagnosed with kidney disease-his was apparently the result of a respiratory infection, post-flu.virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604479479889473638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-58492515324072077252009-12-16T07:36:44.041-05:002009-12-16T07:36:44.041-05:00I guess I come to this from a diabetes perspective...I guess I come to this from a diabetes perspective, not a healthy young male perspective. Healthy people can bounce back. <br /><br />With diabetes, since it is such an insidious disease, chipping away quietly at every single organ ... eyes, kidneys, heart ... it's critical to regularly monitor organ function. Diabetic retinopathy (eyes) is terrible. And the kidneys ... once they start losing protein it's not good. Healthy kidneys normally prevent big molecules like the protein albumin from being excreted into the urine.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-45335517348425809642009-12-15T20:06:46.895-05:002009-12-15T20:06:46.895-05:00thank you. this post was forwarded to someone who ...thank you. this post was forwarded to someone who was recently diagnosed with kidney disease.virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604479479889473638noreply@blogger.com