High Protein diet affecting kidney function labs

Coolifornia said:

I hope I'm not posting too much, but this forum has been so helpful. Eating low carb has eliminated my reactive hypoglycemia, but at a cost - my BUN (blood urea nitrogen) has been rising ever since this dietary change. Last I checked, it was elevated beyond "normal" levels. It's from all the animal protein, but what am I supposed to do? A healthy way of eating with less meat and more carbs makes me hypo, but the diet that makes me feel great is stressing out my kidneys. I'm not interested in trying keto - I'm miserable enough with the way my dietary restrictions have affected my social life. I'm only 26 years old, can't have kidney failure! My other markers of kidney function were fine - creatinine, etc. It's just the BUN that's out of wack. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Indy51 said:

Ooops, sorry it's the eGFR - getting my blood tests mixed up

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