Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 dear alli have a 66 year old female with metabolic syndrome = obesity 230 lbs, hypertension and type 2 diabetes, hypercholesteremia, hypothyroidism and osteoarthritis. heavily medicated for the last 20 years (the cause of all this kidney dysfunction) with atenolol, avapro, hydrochlorothiazide, metfiormin, glycizide..i am weaning her off atenolol very slowly. working on the diuretic next. and she is on half the dose of metformin now after 1 month of treatment (thank God for Homeopathy). ran lab work 1st visit:eGFR 34 (should be >60)urea 11.4 (2.5-9)creatinine 136 (50-100)among many others - all of which were abnormal (but i am very worried about the kidneys)i have asked her to go back to her md and get in to see a specialist. but until she gets her appt i started treatment. i think the kidneys are weakened due to 20 years of heavy medications and poor controlled diabetes. she has had 2 retinal detachments. after one month of treatment including: iv's 1 per week hypoallergenic vegetarian dietundas global first b/c of all the meds, now working on kidneysTKI 2 cap TIDmultiglyco 2 tab TID hmf forte 1 cap TID increase water to 1 litre daily (she was only drinking 1 glass/day)fish oils 1 cap TID homeopathic aurum met 200ch one dose only re-ran kidney panel: just got in noweGFR now at 39 (increase from last month)urea 10.3 (decrease from last month)creatinine 119 (decrease from last month)i am feeling better that she is responding and her kidney function test although NOT wonderful is better than it was a month ago. her blood sugars are at 6 now..she always goes from 8-14 usually..and blood pressure is controlled at 130/70. she is sleeping well through the night. she is very compliant. and is willing to do it all. i have her doing cops at home on kidneys and liver and epsom salt baths daily. my question is this: what else can i be doing to support the kidneys???thanks so muchmuch loveLamiseDr. Lamise Elkhalil BSc, ND Naturopathic Family Medicine Suite 301 - 828 West 8th Vancouver, BC 6048770504 Upgrade to Hotmail Plus and share more photos with bigger attachments. Click here to find out how Click here to find out how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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