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850 million people worldwide have kidney disease. Learn how to be kind to your kidneys!
13/12/2021
Make sure that you stay on Santa's Nice list this Christmas by avoiding foods high in phosphate and potassium
01/12/2021
7.7 million people are currently living with HIV in South Africa. HIV can cause CKD if not detected early. Protect yourself and the one you love: know your status, condomize and if you are HIV positive take your ARVS just like someone with diabetes takes their insulin!
08/11/2021
Life is still good when you are on dialysis!
04/11/2021
A pearl for healthcare providers: radiological findings of kidney abnormalities (e.g. small kidneys) are diagnostic of CKD even with normal urea/creatinine/eGFRs
03/11/2021
Did you know that 40% of people with severe kidney disease don't even know that their kidneys are damaged!
02/11/2021
Be mindful of the medication you drink! Always read the label before you use over the counter medication. Always tell your pharmacist if you have chronic kidney disease
27/10/2021
Prevent the development of CKD - quit smoking. Prevent the progression of CKD to renal failure - quit smoking! Make your kisses taste better - quit smoking!
26/10/2021
Diabetes is the leading cause of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in the WORLD... protect your kidneys by detecting high blood sugar early. Visit your local clinic. GP or pharmacy to have a finger stick glucose test done! Donut forget to be kind to your kidneys!
25/10/2021
Monday is a great day to be fit! Go for a walk, or even better run/walk. Try running for 3 minutes and then walking for 1 minute. Your kidneys will love you!
15/10/2021
Love your kidneys by looking after them!
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/keeping-your-kidneys-healthy/
15/10/2021
Learn more about your kidneys through watching this TEDEd video:
A big shout out to these awesome creators!
Educator-Emma Bryce
Director-Bill Keaggy
Artist-Chris Roettger
Animator-Eric DeFord, Sol Lee, Janghun Lee
Narrator-Pen-Pen Chen
How do your kidneys work? - Emma Bryce After drinking a few glasses of water on a hot day, you might be struck with a sudden ... urge. Behind that feeling are two bean-shaped organs that work as fine-tuned internal sensors. Emma Bryce details how the incredible kidneys balance the amount of fluid in your body, detect waste in your blood,...