I met Dr Dinary about 4 yrs ago, I had Diabetes at that time for about 35 yrs! My kidneys were starting to fail, so, my primary Dr referred me to Dr Dinary! She asked me if I wanted to look into Dialysis or a kidney transplant! I asked her if I had any other option. She said I could try and eat very healthy! So, I said ok, I could do that! Than she told me about intermittent fasting! I said ok, I can do that! I prefer most healthy food and never was a big sweet eater anyway!
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So, I eat breakfast around 9:30 am, lunch at 3pm, and supper at 7pm! nothing later, except water, I prefer lemon water! Anyway, before to long I started having normal morning sugars! It was slow at first, but than I started losing weight! It was like a miracle! Nothing had worked before, I took pills in the morning and evening, plus insulin! And my success started to come last year! I am off insulin now (after about 30 yrs) only on one pill in morning! And 13 months later still am successful! My kidney function had gone down to 13! Today its going up, now 23!
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This whole time has seem like a miracle! And I owe so much thanks to Dr Dinary! Dieticians never gave me the right advice! I always tried hard to eat right, but now I really understand it! Dr Dinary is a wonderful Dr and person! Follow her advice and you will be successful! I wish you all just listen and follow the plan!

- Martha Speer

I live in South Carolina so I have consulted Dr. Dinary by phone. I was interested in her experience with CKD and intermittent fasting. My own nephrologists had never heard of it and after I showed them her papers, were skeptical. My creatinine reached a high of 3.1 with a GFR dropping to 17. I am 69, obese, mild hypertension. I was told what is currently believed, that there is no cure for CDK, that all I could do was slow the progression of my disease, and to prepare for dialysis.

Dr. Dinary of course had me continue with my regular physicians in Charleston and advised me over the phone. She was compassionate and caring and explained things to me in ways I could understand. How kidneys can heal themselves, the important of diet and exercise and exactly how to safely do intermittent fasting. I waited a year to write this review as I don’t want to give anyone false hope. I am also a physician and know that creatinines do fluctuate.

My GFR has improved from 17 to my most recent test of 35. I have been doing intermittent fasting and once the 5 day prolon fast. My GFR has improved to the point my doctors felt they could start farxiga. I finally went to Duke where they also had heard of Dr. Dinary and her research so I am now followed by Duke. Dr. Dinary is an outstanding physician and I credit her with much of my improvement not just because of her research, but the way she explains things, her communication skills, her compassion and encyclopedic knowledge of kidney disease.

- Melvin Morse

I was referred to Dr. Dinary by my primary doctor about five years ago because I had high protein levels in my urine and other issues with my kidney functions, and to this day I am so grateful that he did send me. About my third or fourth visit Dr. Dinary had mentioned to me that I should try intermittent fasting. She said that I should stop eating after 6:00 pm and do not start again until 11:00 am.

At first, I thought she was crazy and that there was no way that I would be able to do this. Now this has become my lifestyle. I am diabetic and I was told that all of us have to eat small snacks every few hours to keep the sugar under control. I have found this not to be true, and as a matter of fact when I told my endocrinologists that I was doing this she was excited to hear. Her first question was how do I break my fast and I told her I eat light Greek yogurt with berries every morning at 11. She then became even more excited.

I know that I have to watch what I have to eat because of being diabetic so I just have incorporated this into diet and eat healthier during my eating hours. I have also learned that stopping the diet pop and drinking more water helps me feel fuller throughout my fasting hours. I showed Dr. Dinary yesterday and the protein is down to .19% in urine and my kidney functions are almost back to normal.

All I can say is this has definitely done wonders for me. Many of family and friends I have told me that they have tried it and just cannot do it. I have to explain to them that, yes, in the beginning you have to learn to adjust and put up with hunger pains, but your body becomes used to it and that simply becomes your standard lifestyle. I don't even think about this anymore. Not only has this helped with my kidney functions I have dropped over thirty pounds. I still have about 50 to 60 more pounds to go. I have to say that intermittent fasting is the way to go. - Brenda Hudson