At the age of 24, (4 years ago) I was diagnosed with Lupus. I had kidney failure (BP was 200/100 when I went into the emergency room and kidneys were about 25% functional) and through meds (prednisone, Cell Cept, Simvastatin and Lozartan) I have re-cooperated back (creatnine to proteine ration is about >1. I've been working out for about 2 years now with a constant intake of protein. My blood work results have all turned out great and I've mantained healthy. I beleive that working out faithfully and taking protein to recooperate your muscles really helps. That's just my opinion though. I havn't had a flare up since I've been diagnosed.