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I know it's not good. drink diet pop all day. but y would my labs show low sodium (129) low bun/creatine ratio? i drink lot of sodium?? neuro confused

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Dr. Richard Horak ii
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Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Confusing : Hard to say. Unless you are drinking excessive amounts of soda and water it shouldn't drop your sodium. Your nephrologist should be able to determine the source of the low sodium.
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