toppop52
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You are special.
How many milligrams of sodium do you have to consume a day to keep your levels normal? How do you monitor your levels on a daily or weekly basis?
Actually, quite a few people have it and don’t know it, especially if it is borderline, according to my DO.
I just make sure I have salt on the appropriate foods, and if I sweat a lot or drink a lot I substitute Gatorade G2 for some of the water.
I just get it checked with my normal 3 month blood work.
I can eat 3000 mg though and not get high sodium levels. I also have to be careful how much potassium I intake, as one tends to route the other.
Low sodium is an acute condition that can lead to heart attack or seizure, high sodium to a point is more a chronic condition that harms over time.
Don, did I detect a note of sarcasm? LOL