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Renal Diabetes Diet Menu


By Denchi Minh

The Renal Diabetes Diet Menu is a meal plan for diabetic people who also have kidney problems. It helps you meet your nutritional needs while at the same time avoiding foods that strain your kidneys.

Potassium
Potassium is essential in keeping the muscles and nerves working properly. Its presence in the bloodstream is being regulated by the kidney so absorbing too much potassium is bad for the kidneys. Avoid too much potassium-rich foods in your Diabetes Diet Menu.

Protein
Protein helps repair and keep body tissues healthy as well as facilitate the generation of new tissues. It also boosts the body's resistance to infections. Protein breakdown results to the production of urea which is being regulated by the kidneys. Too much urea buildup is very harmful to the kidneys. One with kidney problems should try to urinate after consuming protein-rich foods.

Fluids
The kidneys regulate the excretion of liquid waste through urination. Many foods turn into liquid waste and leave the body as urine. Keep track of your intake of this kind of foods and make sure you don't consume too much fluid in your Diabetes Diet menu.

Sodium
Sodium is important to the body because it facilitates the contraction of the muscles as well as it helps maintain proper blood pressure and fluid balance in the bloodstream. Excess sodium can lead to swelling in the eyes and extremities. The kidneys prevent such situation from happening by getting rid of excess sodium through urination. Avoid stressing the kidneys by taking just the right amounts of sodium.

Phosphorus
Phosphorus together with calcium is essential in keeping bones healthy. The kidneys help maintain the right balance between phosphorus and calcium by getting rid of the excess phosphorus through urination. With failing kidneys, excess phosphorus cannot be excreted and the body will result to getting calcium from the bones to maintain the balance between phosphorus and calcium in the blood. Such occurrence will make bones lack calcium and become weak and brittle. Do not eat too much phosphorus-rich foods.

Glucose
The body gets rid of excess glucose in the blood stream through urination. This help the body avoid unnecessary fat buildup and too much blood sugar. Both fat build up and high blood sugar levels are very dangerous to diabetics, and become even more perilous with failing kidneys. This is the reason why maintenance of stable glucose levels is always the core of any Diabetic Diet Menu.

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