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Lowering Salt Will Always Help Your Kidneys

If blood pressure levels are controlled in diabetics, not only are the kidneys under less pressure, but the progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease is slowed down. Continue reading

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E. Coli and Kidney Problems

For those who do encounter E. coli, it is important to monitor their health carefully from that point on. As well as being at a higher risk for blood pressure or heart problems, they will need to be on the watch for potential kidney problems as well. Continue reading

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High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease

People most often think of strokes and heart attacks as dangers people can face if they have high blood pressure. But kidney failure is another major risk. Continue reading

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Diabetes as a Cause of Kidney Disease

Diabetes may be a condition that is inevitable for some people, if their bodies are unable to produce enough insulin. But kidney disease as a result of diabetes doesn’t have to be equally inevitable. Continue reading

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Taking Your Blood Pressure Meds Can Improve Kidney Disease Outcomes

If patients are able to regulate their blood pressure and reduce the strain on the kidneys, they can do much better at improving their kidney health and, incidentally, lowering medical costs. Continue reading

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Decrease in Diabetes-related Dialysis: Good News? Not so Fast.

While it’s a good thing that a lower percentage of diabetics are ending up with End-Stage Renal Disease — at the moment, anyway — there are still more people with drastic kidney failure than there used to be. Continue reading

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