pleinster
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- Type of diabetes
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Hi. I watched my creatinine level increase from a fairly normalish 110-20 up through the 200s, up, up and up over the decades up as far as 670 the day of my transplant. There was nothing I could do to slow it...but blood pressure meds had had some effect otherwise it would have reached critical stage earlier. I didn't have any symptoms as such other than high BP until maybe the last two years before transplant. I did get a bit anxious as the high levels were pretty bad in that period and was preparing for dialysis (my mum had been/still on that for so so long) and a long time on the transplant waiting list until my sister offered me a kidney. In all that time, I knew that my readings could jump a bit if I wasn't drinking enough fluid or if I had eaten maybe steak the night before. In fact, as a couple of very good renal specialists told me, the level could jump a fair wee bit (say from 410-430) purely if I had eaten a few sausages and not had enough to drink the day before (depending on the quality of the sausage !). It's sensitive. I remember getting into the habit of drinking a few cups of water in the clinic before blood tests to keep it down! Pathetic, I know. I always found it difficult to drink a lot of water until I had my transplant and was told to drink around 3 litres a day. The smallest amount of diluted orange (Robinsons) made it just about do-able. it is worth noting that other meds can also increase creatinine levels (and obviously diabetes isn't exactly renal friendly).If anyone is concerned about such levels, I suggest that, as well as regular checks, god fluid intake and less red meat will help a little but not if its just what you do the day before a test !