QuestionMy husband has high blood pressure and I have been a Type 2 diabetic for over 10 years. Now I have been advised I need to cut way back on my potassium intake, no more than 2000. My dietician has given me a few handouts but none of these handouts gives me guidance on all three problems comparatively. Where would I go to get a single guide that covers carbs, potassium, and sodium?
AnswerAny information you can receive about a "renal diet" will be low potassium, low sodium, and should also be carb controlled. If the information you find is not carb controlled, you should be able to use carb counting or the exchange program (whichever you currently use to control your diabetes) with the foods found in the renal diet. The National Kidney Foundation has some good information at www.kidney.org and The American Association of Kidney Patients at www.aakp.org DLife, a website about diabetes, has information for diabetics who need to follow a renal diet at http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/type1_information/preventing_complicat...
I hope that helps. If looking at those websites brings up further questions, please contact me again.
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