Elevated creatinine levels can impact kidneys

Dear Doctors: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is getting weak and has cramps at night. How do you decrease high creatinine?

Dear Reader: Creatinine is a natural waste product produced by the activity of our muscles.

It's a byproduct of creatine, an o…