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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...

Diseases and conditions,

Diet and nutrition,

Food and drink,

Diet and meal planning,

Silver Linings of CKD

My name is Erin; I’m twenty one years old from Saint Paul, MN and a rising senior at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. When I was eleven years...

Diet and nutrition,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Diet and meal planning,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Early stage kidney disease,

Transition to adult care

Maintaining a Vegetarian Diet with Kidney Disease

A vegetarian diet can be safe and beneficial for kidney disease patients with careful planning. Focus on managing protein, sodium, potassium, and phos...

Diseases and conditions,

Diet and nutrition,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diet and meal planning,

Plant-based diet

Tips to Tackling the DASH Diet

Discover tips for following the DASH diet to lower kidney and heart disease risk. Focus on reducing sodium, increasing fruits and veggies, and choosin...

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

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 nutrition,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diet and meal planning,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation,

How to Be a Phosphorous Detective

Part of a kidney-healthy diet is tracking or avoiding minerals like sodium, potassium—or phosphorous. Phosphorous is tricky because it can be hidden i...

Diet and nutrition,

Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,

Other substances to control,

Diet and meal planning,

Cheerleader or Nag? (You Decide.)

As Jim’s disease progressed, I was constantly defining and redefining my role as caregiver.

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,

Care partners of adults,

My Journey to Dialysis

In 1996, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and was on chemotherapy for five years. Following my treatment for cancer, I began to experience ...

Treatments and therapies,

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

The DASH Diet

The DASH Diet helps manage high blood pressure and kidney disease with fruits, veggies, whole grains, and low-fat dairy. Discover more about its benef...

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

What does a gluten-free diet mean for CKD patients?

Our food culture has been so caught up in the “gluten-free” frenzy, that the term has almost entirely lost its original meaning. So what does going gl...

Diet and nutrition,

Diet and meal planning,

Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,

Gluten-free diet,