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Hyperkalemia

Well..got bloodwork done -again- 3 time testing still same result..made a pin cushion out of me..couldn't find the vene..arg..
My potassium is way to high..they figured that out 1 year ago..do nothing about it but retest..
McBunz

I just read about it on the web... Crap girl go see a Dr. that will do something about it.. Or insist that the Dr. you are seeing does something besides test your blood.  
Betty B

Did they tell you how to re adjust your diet? You will need to do that right?
I would go see someone else and a good doctor would send you to a nutritionist.

What foods are low in potassium?
The following table list foods which are low in potassium. A portion is ½ cup unless otherwise noted. Eating more than 1 portion can make a lower potassium food into a higher potassium food.

Low-Potassium Foods  
Fruits  Vegetables  Other Foods  
Apple (1 medium)  Alfalfa sprouts  Rice  
Apple Juice  Asparagus (6 spears)  Noodles  
Applesauce  Beans, green or wax  Pasta  
Apricots, canned in juice  Cabbage, green and red Carrots, cooked  Bread and bread products: (Not Whole Grains)  
Blackberries  Cauliflower  Cake: angel, yellow  
Blueberries  Celery (1 stalk)  Coffee: limit to 8 ounces  
Cherries  Corn, fresh (½ ear) frozen (½ cup)  Pies without chocolate or high potassium fruit  
Cranberries  Cucumber  Cookies without nuts or chocolate
Fruit Cocktail  Eggplant  Tea: limit to 16 ounces
Grapes  Cucumber  
Grape Juice  Eggplant  
Grapefruit (½ whole)  Kale  
Mandarin Oranges  Lettuce  
Peaches, fresh (1 small) canned (½ cup)  Mixed Vegetablesa  
Pears, fresh (1 small) canned (½ cup)  Mushrooms, fresh  
Pineapple  Okra  
Pineapple Juice  Onionss  
Plums (1 whole) Parsley  
Raspberries Peas, green Peppers  
Strawberries Radish  
Tangerine (1 whole) Rhubarb  
Watermelon(limit to 1 cup) Water Chestnuts, canned
Watercress  
Yellow Squash  
Zucchini Squash
McBunz

Right on Betty.. That in its self is prob. more than her darn Dr. is doing for
her..  
littlestep

Thanks guys..last test..No turnike(sp?) and NO phone call..so guess it was down..I will need to make another appt to discuss this crap

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