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Suggest Diet To Be Followed Post Kidney Transplant

I am a 3 year post kidney transplant patient. I also am diabetic. I am looking for a kidney friendly, low protein, low carb diet. I am on Prograf and Prednisone for transplant and insulin and other meds for sugars. Do you have any suggestions on a daily diet for me? The protein helps me with the carb cravings, but I am fearful it will affect my kidney.....Thank you...
Mon, 2 May 2016
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Hello!
I am happy that you obtained your kidney! Regarding your question, to do you justice I recommend that you see a qualified Dietitian as several alteration to your diet need to be made to assure you maintain healthy sugars and a healthy metabolism.

The Dietitian will have to coordinate your caloric intake, timing of day all with regards to the type of insulin you are on and the dosage schedule to keep blood sugars stable.

Your medication, such as Prednisone, also require some dietary considerations such as low sodium, possibly calcium/vitamin D, potassium, phosphorous, vitamins A and C. Also, the way you ate prior to the kidney transplant will be different now post transplant.

Since you need an individualized meal plan with multiple considerations, I highly recommend that you find a Qualified Dietitian, hopefully a Certified Diabetic Educator (CDE, RD) to work with you in setting up your meal plan. In the US one may go online and find a Registered Dietitian at eatright.org.

I wish you the best of luck in finding a good clinician to guide you to an optimal nutritional plan that works with likes/dislikes, medications, diabetes and kidney transplant. Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
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Suggest Diet To Be Followed Post Kidney Transplant

Hello! I am happy that you obtained your kidney! Regarding your question, to do you justice I recommend that you see a qualified Dietitian as several alteration to your diet need to be made to assure you maintain healthy sugars and a healthy metabolism. The Dietitian will have to coordinate your caloric intake, timing of day all with regards to the type of insulin you are on and the dosage schedule to keep blood sugars stable. Your medication, such as Prednisone, also require some dietary considerations such as low sodium, possibly calcium/vitamin D, potassium, phosphorous, vitamins A and C. Also, the way you ate prior to the kidney transplant will be different now post transplant. Since you need an individualized meal plan with multiple considerations, I highly recommend that you find a Qualified Dietitian, hopefully a Certified Diabetic Educator (CDE, RD) to work with you in setting up your meal plan. In the US one may go online and find a Registered Dietitian at eatright.org. I wish you the best of luck in finding a good clinician to guide you to an optimal nutritional plan that works with likes/dislikes, medications, diabetes and kidney transplant. Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN