… correcting the kidney abnormality.
If the kidneys fail completely, like in White’s case, the only treatment options available may be kidney transplant.
Some things to prevent kidney failure are:
- Control your blood glucose levels: A1C needs to be less than 7 percent
- Control your blood pressure: aim for lower than 130/80
- Control of lipids: LDL (“bad”) cholesterol should be less than 100 mg/dl, HDL (“good”) cholesterol should be above 50 mg/dl and triglycerides should be less than 150 mg/dl
- No cigarette smoking
- Knowing earlier the better: That means go in for regular checkups to keep abreast of your health.
Over a four-decade career, White sold more than 100 million records, earned dozens of gold and platinum albums and won two Grammy Awards. His buttery baritone was musical Viagra and he reveled in his reputation as the Godfather of Love, never apologizing for his shamelessly romantic material.
“There’s not a better subject in the world to talk about,” White said in a 1999 interview. “Everybody’s still doing it, baby, and it hasn’t gone out of style.