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    Dialysis imminent

    Hey all I've posted a few times about my complications and just thought I'd have a lil moan about the damage I've done. I was diagnosed with stage 4 chronic kidney disease in April and was told I would need dialysis in the future I didn't realise the future would be just 6 months later. When I...
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    Help

    I am new yo pumping so today I'm really struggling. My bg has been high all day I've changed the catheter twice but now my bg just says hi and I have 1.2 keytones should I do a pen injection and change the catheter again please help
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    problem with my eye

    omg i didnt realise it was bad i was just gonna book an appointment to see the eye doctor. it did come on all of a sudden when i was discharged from the hospital after my kidney function went down again. I am going for tests for a kidney and pancreas transplant next month could this affect how...
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    problem with my eye

    hi all i was just wondering if anyone can help me understand whats wrong with my eye. i was told i may need laser surgery in the future but in the last few days my sigh in one eyet has been blurred and i can see a patch of i think its veins but it looks like squiggles. it is affecting my sight...
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    what a week

    hello all ive just finished my 5 day stay in hospital for my pump (i live in france so you have to be hospitalised) it is hard to remember all the info my brain feels overloaded lol. The pump was the easy bit though as i was also told that my kidneys are so bad that dialysis will be needed in...
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    ckd stage four!

    thanks for everyones responses I have got my appointment in august but they are worried about my high blood pressure and potassium levels. when I was last in hospital I was told I may need a new kidney but now my levels have dropped slightly so fingers crossed I can manage it for a few years...
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    Sick and tired of being sick and tired

    I take 100 000 u every 2 weeks of vit d don't know what this is in English terms as I live in france.
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    ckd stage four!

    my gfr is 24.9 im waiting to see the kidney specialist in august. I wanted to know what to expect when I see her and how other people are affected by ckd. im finding it hard to do just regular day to day things and im trying so hard to control my bg but they are up and down then this makes me...
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    ckd stage four!

    hi all im looking to talk to anyone with kidney problems. i have to go see a nephrologist in august and want to know what to expect. i have posted a couple of times but nobody seems to have ckd lol i cant be the only one surely!
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    Sick and tired of being sick and tired

    it does improve i suffered for a long time and they only found out when i asked for a blood test ive been on the vits for nearly a month and my energy levels have slowly improved. it does get better just hang in there and don't let the docs fob you off. i know you said you ordered the vits but...
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    Sick and tired of being sick and tired

    hi I have just found out im vit d and vit b12 deficient and was always tired like you now I am taking the vitamins I feel much better. i hope you get this sorted make sure you get the blood tests and keep pushing for help. good luck
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    sick and tired of being ill

    i am now managing my blood sugars and should be getting a pump soon so that's good. my chronic kidney disease is my main problem my diabetic doctor said I may need a kidney transplant im just waiting for an appointment with the nephrologist. I keep getting hypos but I don't feel it till its...
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    sick and tired of being ill

    hi all this is my second post on here and I hope im not the only out of control diabetic. im 31 and have been diabetic for 19 yrs, I didn't do my insulin properly after having my little boy (he is now 8) and now the complications are stacking up. ckd is the worst but I also have eye and stomach...
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    omg

    just come out of hospital after 2 weeks, went in because of severe water retention and a hba1c of 13.9. turns out I have kidney failure but im not certain how severe as I live in france and don't have a good grasp of the language. got to go see a nephrologist soon so hopefully will find out...