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"mdginzo" > wrote:

> >Well crap. I'm sorry Mark. I didn't spend enough time searching
> yesterday, just did a quickie because I thought I already knew the
> answer. You really are on dialysis - although not because of Atkins,
> because of diabetes. I'm sorry.
>
> But why would you say such a stupid thing in the first place - that I
> wasn't on dialysis when you had no idea either way? In any case, I had
> diabetes for over 20 years with absolutely no problem with my kidneys.
> The third year on Atkins I am on dialysis. In any case, my official
> diagnosis is kidney failure due to high protein diet not diabetes.

Oh, you weren't doing Atkins then, you were doing some other diet.
Atkins is high fat, low carb, moderate protein.


>I am not saying everyone on Atkins will suffer kidney failure, but i am
> saying that Atkins is not a miracle diet and not for everyone. It is
> still a quick-lose fad diet and one has to be careful when recommending
> it as a panacea(sp?) for weight loss.

Um. I don't know that Atkins fits the usual mold of a "fad diet". It's
certainly not along the lines of Slim-fast or Opti-fast or the
grapefruit diet or the cabbage soup diet. It's a lifelong eating plan
that includes all the major food groups, just in different proportions
than what the government recommends.


>
> >Ironic thing is, some of us low carb so our blood sugar stays low and
> >we get to *keep* our kidneys, and toes, and eyesight...my fasting
> >morning BGs run mid 80s these days w/o insulin or meds (Type II).
>
> Yes, as a matter of fact, while I was on Atkins I was able to stiop my
> insulin because my blood sugar stayed low. I was happy about that, but
> didn't know it was killing me anyway. Just Google on Atkins and
> kidneys.
>
> >Are you on a transplant list? I know the lists are atrociously long,
> >more so for minorities, and dialysis is a stop-gap measure but are >you
> >in relatively good health now?
>
> Besides being on dialysis I amin excellent health and in great shape
> for a transplant. We are lookign at an average of 3 years on thye list
> in my area - less for me since I need a pancreas also and that list is
> shorter. I am very active and every week my blood tests come out in
> the optimum ranges. Thanks for asking.