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08/25/09 11:17 AM

"How can I be getting negative results on my kidney tests and still have Proteinuria (foam in my urine)? Is this causing my blood pressure problems???"
Asked By: luckyluc  
Category: Kidney Disease

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THESE ARE THE PILLS I TAKE DAILY: I started 50 MG Cozaar 2 weeks ago and still have foam in my urine. I also take, 2000MG Metformin, 20MG Glyberide, 400MCG Chromium Picolinate, 81MG Low Dose Aspirin, 160MG Fenofibrate, 40MG Lisinopril, 50MG Atenolol, 40MG Lovastatin, 2000MG Omega-3 Fish Oil, 600MG Calcium Vitamin D, 50+ Mature Multi-Vitamin. My A1C is 7%, my blood pressure is averaging out at 180/100. I've been a Type 2 over 20 yrs. I've lost 100 pounds, quit smoking, ride the stationary bike 5 days a week, write in a food and exercise journal everyday, have meters for blood and blood pressure. Doing everything I can to change and improve but nothing is working. I hate exercise, hate not smoking, hate not eating, HATE MY LIFE !!!!! What's the use of having quantity of life but no quality? The diabetic diet is BORING! My joy of living is gone. I force myself to do what I'm supposed to do but I hate every minute of my self-deprivation and daily torture. Life just isn't fun anymore.

Expert Answers (1)

08/25/09 07:27 PM

Dear luckyluc, Wow, what a medical history and long list of medications you are taking. I can understand why you are feeling down about your diabetes. The high blood pressure is most likely the cause of the protein in your urine, not vice-versa. Your blood pressure is very high. I would recommend that you ask your doctor to recommend a specialist in blood pressure control. At our clinic, that is our renal doctor. Many of your symptoms are probably related to your high blood pressure. I also encourage you to ask for a referral to a psychologist or psychiatrist. You may be depressed. I am not going to try to make a diagnosis from the information above. You need to talk to experts and see what they think. Depression is treatable, but you need to allow yourself to be treated by professionals.
Answered By: Janice Fisher
Accreditations: RD, LD, PHD, CDE, BC-ADM
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08/31/09 07:21 AM

luckyluc: I've traveled a similar path to yours, only add in my special gifts of a coronary by-pass and kidney transplant. Your weight loss is astounding. After my heart disease diagnosis and before surgery I began to diet and exercise. I felt better and surgery was delayed until I had another blockage. Then after surgery, I was terrified. I had lost weight gotten in better shape and gotten worse!!!!! A social worker by trade, I was mortified to consult a professional, but I did, and she started me on a structured stress reduction program including meditation. That was the beginning of letting go of the burden I was allowing to drag me down. Just like diet and exercise, structured stress reduction, meditation and other practices, provide the greatest benefits in proportion to the effort you invest in them. That part of my life started in 1995. Being a diabetic since 1965 with mega proteinuria and high blood pressure however my kidneys failed in 2004, I went on dialysis in 2005 and had a transplant in 2006. Gratitude is too small a word for how I now try to live. I also believe that I must try to make this world better even in very small ways. So I try to pay the gifts I've been given forward by helping others however I can. Good luck on your journey.
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