A1c: What does it mean?
People with diabetes or at risk for diabetes often hear from healthcare professionals or their primary care physician about controlling their A1c, but what exactly is an A1c?
Stress and the Gut Microbiome
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THE FLU AND YOUR KIDNEYS
Every year you see the commercials and flyers reminding you to get your flu shot. If they serve their purpose and you get your...
Infection Risks: How to minimize them?
Thousands of patients each day undergo kidney dialysis treatment across the United States. These patients are at an increased risk for infection because the hemodialysis process requires frequent use of catheters or needles to access the bloodstream. Patients who undergo hemodialysis have weakened immune systems, which increase their risk for infection. They require frequent hospitalizations and surgery where they might acquire an infection.
What You Need to Know About Religious Fasting: But, what happens...
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Fasting and Kidney Illness
Fasting is...
Diabetes and CKD – They go hand in hand.
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It’s National Diabetes Awareness Month! Take ADA 60-Second...
Probiotics Introduction and Facts about probiotics
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Introduction to Probiotics
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2001 definition of probiotics is “live micro-organisms which, when administered in adequate amounts,...
What is Iron?
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Pneumococcal Vaccine: What You Should Know?
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Fiber, Constipation, and Inflammation
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Those who suffer from kidney disease have a common problem, constipation. Constipation can result from; medication, too much fiber, fluid restrictions,...









