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Balancing Diabetes and the Kidney Diet

Balancing Diabetes and the Kidney Diet Patient Education Diet and meal planning Diet and nutrition Diabetes Diseases and conditions Carbohydrates Food...

Diet and meal planning,

Food and drink,

Diet and nutrition,

Diseases and conditions

Ada DeBold: How One Mother’s Love Saved Thousands of Lives

It takes immense passion to crusade for social change but even then, it is no match for the zeal of mother on a mission to save her son. That&rsquo...

Childhood nephrotic syndrome,

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

Foreign Travel Tips For Dialysis Patients

Travel – domestic and abroad – shouldn’t be a barrier to reconnecting with friends and family or enriching your life by visiting new countri...

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Treatments and therapies

It Started with a Tweet

Minnesota musician, filmmaker, producer and composer Chris Strouth had been dealing with kidney disease for years before his kidneys finally failed in...

Kidney failure,

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney transplantation,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

You Don’t Look Sick

Too often, those with CKD and/or on dialysis are faced with a common refrain – “You don’t look sick.”

Coping and self-care,

Mental health and wellness,

Self-management and self-care,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

You’re going to do what?

In October 2011, my friend Matt’s life was turned upside down when he found out that he was in kidney failure and needed to start dialysis immediately...

Diet and meal planning,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation,

Diet and nutrition,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

A Single Decision to Save One Life Saves So Many More

Dr. Adnan Abla is a neurosurgeon in Pittsburgh, PA, who was diagnosed with kidney failure last summer. He received a kidney from an anonymou...

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies,

Kidney Disease and Tattoos

This is a frequent question and the concern centers around hygiene and the prevention of infections which could include HIV, Hepatitis B and C. People...

Infectious diseases,

Diseases and conditions

Little Girl, Big Inspiration

Meet Ellie, a vibrant four-year-old girl who loves singing and dancing, Shopkins toys, and playing outside. She has a big personality and an infectiou...

Children and adolescents,

Becoming a Kidney Donor Was Not Easy, But in the End, It Was All Worth It

For Calve Milligan, a LogistiCare employee, watching his mother endure long hours in the dialysis chair was difficult. “My mother suffered from ...