<s>[INST] I suffer from chronic kidney function stage 3,I drink a lot of soft drinks 7up (not cola) and recently being drinking tonic water with quinine.my last blood tests went raised from 135 to 160,despite watching what my diet of protein sodium etc.is tonic water bad for me,and have you any suggestions to what i should do to help my condition,I don t drink anymore and don t take salt or salty foods,and cut out red meat significantly and eat more chicken and fish, [/INST] Hello and welcome to HCM.As an Urologist, in chronic kidney disease (CKD), dietary advice is very important in treatment and to preserve kidney function.It depends on your last blood urea, creatinine, sodium, potassium, uric acid, urine microalbumin, 24 hours  urine protein, and GFR or creatinine clearance, with the ultrasound scan reports.  You can send these reports in my name, as a direct question.Wish you well.Dr.Matthew J. Mangat. </s>