Excellent post HD..thank you! I know it's true about the red meat. I had a good friend who loved his meat. I used to warn him that he was eating far too much red meat. He wound up with failed kidneys and had to go on dialysis for several years. About 6 years ago he finally got a kidney transplant. He was happy to be able to travel again. Unfortunately, he died unexpectedly in 2019.
Being diabetic, I keep up with my kidney function and discuss my lab test results in length with my doctor. So far, so good.