Kidney Disease & Animal Protein

So, some of family friends do not understand why I have to eat a vegan diet. People with KD (kidney disease) must avoid animal proteins because these proteins cause rapid progression of KD. My KD is in remission thanks to the vegan diet and a drug called Losartan. Here is an article from Livestrong that explains how animal proteins damage the kidneys and why vegetable proteins are good proteins :) I am now only allowed 36 grams of protein a day because of my body weight. That is less than 1/4 what everyday people without KD are allowed to have. Now you see why this diet is so important to me. I would like to go without a transplant for at least 25 years!

When I started my vegan diet almost a year ago I weighed approximately 140 lbs, now I weight 109. Since I have been vegan, I feel better, have less fatigue, and my blood glucose levels are almost 90% in range. I have been diagnosed with type II diabetes for 9 1/2 years. Because I have kidney disease and diabetic neuropathy, my doctor estimates that I have been diabetic since I was pregnant with my first child, 18 years. Two months ago, for the first time in nearly two years, I had normal blood and urine tests across the board! My kidney disease is not in remission or has been reversed. I was VERY lucky that my doctor caught my KD in stage 1. It is called microalbuminuria.

If you have KD it is VERY important to eat vegan as much as possible. Animal proteins wreak hell on your kidneys and can cause the disease to progress rapidly. I am hoping this blog reaches and helps at least one person with diabetes KD. Helping the life of one person would mean the world to me. Please take 10 minutes of your time, just 10 minutes out of your lifespan, and read over this article. It might save your life, and at the least, prolong the life of your kidneys.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/281366-vegetable-protein-and-kidney-function/#page=1

So Your Life Sucks?

I'm fucking SICK of posts all over Facebook about how people's lives suck! You don't know what sucks is!! Here's a sucky fucking life....

1. BOTH of my parents are dead.
2. I was physically abused for 9 years and can't sleep. Mentally abused for about 12.
3. I have diabetes.
4. I have diabetic neuropathy.
5. I have diabetic kidney disease.
6. I have to eat vegan for medical reasons.
7. I was badly sick and in severe pain for 5-6 weeks because of my gallbladder.
8. I had my gallbladder removed now my digestive system acts up.
9. My 13 year old daughter is lactose intolerant and might have Celiac disease. She has to eat a lactose free AND gluten free diet. Shit man try grocery shopping for that shit!
10. I jacked my toe up severely. Might need surgery on a tendon if it doesn't heal.
11. I have lesions on my liver that have to be addressed! So I might end up on more meds and need a liver biopsy.

Now you tell me just how bad your life really fucking sucks! Unless you have a death to face or a serious disease, you can fix your sucky ass life and go to Hell!