I'm not diabetic and would like to keep it that way. Normal fasting

In Reply to: Definitely get another PCP. And why is glucose 106 a problem? posted by If your potassium is low normal, it's still normal. SM on Sat, Sep 11 2021 at 02:25 PM CDT:

I was Googling how much food equals the 4700 mg of daily potassium that a person is supposed to have, and I found this:

A BREAKFAST of 1 cup of low fat yogurt (579 mg potassium, 127 calories) with 1 cup of cantaloupe (473 mg potassium, 60 calories), and 1/3 cup almonds (349 mg potassium, 190 calories); a LUNCH of 1/2 cup cooked Swiss chard (961 mg potassium, 35 calories) with 1/2 cup cooked white beans (595 mg potassium, 153 calories); and a DINNER of 4 ounces cooked halibut (590 mg potassium, 160 calories), 1/2 cup cooked spinach (419 mg potassium, 21 calories), and a baked sweet potato (694 mg potassium, 131 calories) will get you the potassium you need.

Great googly moogly! That's a lot of food. No way, Jose. Give me a pill. HA! I will see what the labs show at my yearly eval. in November with a NEW PCP, I hope. I think dehydration played a big part in my funky lab numbers, but I'm doing much better at drinking. I probably should be dead. I have never been a water drinker in all of my 68 years. Grace of God.

Follow Ups:

• Keep in mind that if your size requires fewer calories than the average male they use for their numbers, you will also require less of everything else. sm Sat, Sep 11 2021 at 06:08 PM CDT (1)
  • I didn't know that about reducing sodium intake to reduce need for potassium. Thanks! nm Another poster. Sat, Sep 11 2021 at 07:05 PM CDT (0)
• Except you aren't potassium deficient, just low normal which means you're in the normal range. sm Sat, Sep 11 2021 at 05:54 PM CDT (1)
  • On 07/30/21, my potassium was below normal at 3.2, which is why I was Rxd potassium pills for 30 days. My Sept. 3rd lab test showed potassium as ... sm Sun, Sep 12 2021 at 04:38 PM CDT (0)

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