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Intermittent fasting

I am wondering if anyone has advice or information on intermittent fasting when you have stage 4 CKD with a GFR of 25. I am also diabetic. Has anyone tried it...

I am wondering if anyone has advice or information on intermittent fasting when...

NKF Ambassador•6 years ago

Question about KidneyBuzz.com

Can anyone shed light on why a PD group on FB warns PD patients about staying away from KidneyBuzz.com (and owner "Cameron"?) because they charge patients...

Can anyone shed light on why a PD group on FB warns PD patients about staying aw...

TaffyTwoshoes27

•6 years ago

GFR

Has anyone's GFR gone up? A few months ago, mine was 29% Now it is 42.8% What might cause it to go up?

Has anyone's GFR gone up? A few months ago, mine was 29% Now it is 42.8% What m...

•6 years ago

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PKD with Eating Disorders

Hi All, I just assume there are patients with Kidney Disease who also suffer from eating disorders. Mine have been severe since childhood. This has further...

Hi All, I just assume there are patients with Kidney Disease who also suffer fro...

•6 years ago

Hospital observation

The doc may not tell you ... in fact the doc may not even know !!! ... that if you go into the hospital for observation you may be charged out of pocket....

The doc may not tell you ... in fact the doc may not even know !!! ... that if y...

•6 years ago

Shortness of Breathe with PKD ?

Hi All, Was on a business trip out of state last week for work, PKD, stage 4, egfr 16 %, the days were 20 hours long and the trip lasted for a full week....

Hi All, Was on a business trip out of state last week for work, PKD, stage 4, eg...

•6 years ago

All advice is greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone. I have Polycystic Kidney Disease and have officially been in kidney failure since February of 2017. I'm scheduled to receive a living donor...

Hi everyone. I have Polycystic Kidney Disease and have officially been in kidney...

•6 years ago

concerned

ckd pt here and having some BP issues. my doc has changed my bp meds from lisinipril to amlodipine 5mg . Im seeing reviews on this medication and im unsure....

ckd pt here and having some BP issues. my doc has changed my bp meds from lisini...

•6 years ago

If You Choose Not to Start Dialysis Treatment

Last Saturday I posted an article from NKF on Chronic Kidney Disease. It was lengthy and led to many continuing pages that provided additional articles for...

Last Saturday I posted an article from NKF on Chronic Kidney Disease. It was le...

•6 years ago

FDA Approves Tolvaptan for Treatment of ADPKD

Just in! The FDA approved Tolvaptan for the treatment of ADPKD today. I'm blessed to say I have been in the clinical trial group for this drug for over 2 years...

Just in! The FDA approved Tolvaptan for the treatment of ADPKD today. I'm blesse...

NKF Ambassador•6 years ago

What is the Difference Between sCr, eGFR, ACR, and BUN?

Find out here: www.kidney.org/newsletter/what-difference-between-scr-egfr-acr-and-bun

Find out here: www.kidney.org/newsletter/what-difference-between-scr-egfr-acr-an...

•6 years ago

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Tolvaptan Clinical Trial for ADPKD Patients

April could be the month people with ADPKD have been waiting for. For the last two and a half years, I've been participating in the Phase 3b clinical...

April could be the month people with ADPKD have been waiting for. For the last ...

NKF Ambassador•6 years ago

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

There have been a lot of questions asked here lately about CKD and the causes and treatment. You don't have to agree with absolutely everything in this...

There have been a lot of questions asked here lately about CKD and the causes an...

•6 years ago

Routine bloods

Hi there, I hope you can help. I recently had a routine blood test which came back normal except for my thyroid. I have a family history of CKD. Would...

Hi there, I hope you can help. I recently had a routine blood test which came ...

•6 years ago

itching

I have terrible itching it started on my legs and now my whole body itches< what to take for it. also i have lost my sense to smell and have that metallic...

I have terrible itching it started on my legs and now my whole body itches< what...

•6 years ago

Milestone!

Hello all! I hope everyone is doing well. As some of you know, I'm a peritoneal dialysis patient and started dialysis 4.5 months ago. My Dialysis team has been...

Hello all! I hope everyone is doing well. As some of you know, I'm a peritoneal ...

•6 years ago

CLINICAL TRIALS?

I have heard that clinical trials exist for experimental devices that can be worn on the body of a dialysis patient that will do the job of the big machines (I...

I have heard that clinical trials exist for experimental devices that can be wor...

TaffyTwoshoes27

•6 years ago

What Is An “EGFR,” And Why And When Does It Matter?

This blog post was made by Dr. John Agar on April 12th, 2018. What is an “eGFR,” and Why and When Does it Matter? I often wonder why we tend to make kidney...

This blog post was made by Dr. John Agar on April 12th, 2018. What is an “eGFR,...

•6 years ago

Chronic kidney disease stage 3

I"m at stage 3 chronic kidney disease had it for a few years now also my palets are really low my potassium is high my iron is fine now I have a urinary tract...

I"m at stage 3 chronic kidney disease had it for a few years now also my palets ...

•6 years ago

GRF at 18 eating the right foods

My GFR is 18 I am not on dialyses. I am eating foods at have no salt and no processed foods at all. We seldom eat out. If I have to be on dialysis we are...

My GFR is 18 I am not on dialyses. I am eating foods at have no salt and no proc...

•6 years ago