What are your biggest goals as a person living with kidney disease or as a family member of someone with kidney disease? If you are not at the stage of kidney disease that requires dialysis, you and I probably have similar aims: (1) find a way to improve your creatinine or…
You probably know someone who developed health problems from drinking too much alcohol. Alcohol can impact many different parts of the body, but most commonly it damages the liver and can lead to a condition called cirrhosis. This often comes up when I am evaluating someone for kidney disease. My patients…
For many children, Halloween with kidney disease can be challenging, but it is still one of the most exciting days of the year. Dressed in their favorite costumes, they parade around the neighborhood with friends and family, seeking sweets and treats that may be limited on all other days of the…
