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Originally Posted by ErikaA  Diabetes is a burden on your kidneys. High protein diets are a burden on your kidneys. |
You know... we all hear statements like this so often that we take them as truth but are they really?
I agree that poorly controlled Diabetes (Type 1 or 2) may cause kidney problems but what about well-controlled D..? My last A1C was 5.0%
The study I posted before (
here...) was not even definitive that high-protein is a risk when the kidneys are already damaged, let alone that there is any concern with healthy kidneys.
Hey... maybe I am wrong and another study will prove different but in the meantime I prefer to have a healthy scepticism of unproven facts no matter how often they are repeated. But as above, I am hedging my bets and having my kidney function tested on a regular basis.
