❶ Chronic Kidney Disease (also called CKD).
● Kidney disease means your kidneys are damaged and can't filter blood the way they should. You are at greater risk for kidney disease if you have diabetes or high blood pressure.
❷ Did you know?
● In the United States the two leading causes of kidney failure, also called end stage kidney disease or ESRD, are diabetes (also called Type 2, or adult onset diabetes) and high blood pressure. ● When these two diseases are controlled by treatment, the associated kidney disease can often be prevented or slowed down.
❸ How to keep your kidneys healthy:
❹ How to Repair your kidneys:
❺ 10 Signs You May Have Kidney Disease:
● You're more tired, have less energy or are having trouble concentrating.
● You're having trouble sleeping.
● You have dry and itchy skin.
● You feel the need to urinate more often.
● You see blood in your urine.
● Your urine is foamy.
● You're experiencing persistent puffiness around your eyes.
● Your ankles and feet are swollen.
❻ What Healthy kidneys do:
● Keep a balance of water and minerals (such as sodium, potassium, and phosphorus) in your blood.
● Remove waste from your blood after digestion, muscle activity, and exposure to chemicals or medications.
● Make renin, which your body uses to help manage your blood pressure.
● Make a chemical called erythropoietin, which prompts your body to make red blood cells.
● Make an active form of vitamin D, needed for bone health and other things.
❼ Chronic Kidney Disease:
● When your kidneys don't work well for longer than 3 months, doctors call it chronic kidney disease.
● You may not have any symptoms in the early stages.
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