On-screen: Diabetes and Kidney Disease
On-screen: Diabetes is the
leading cause of kidney disease.
On-screen: Were you aware of that?
ANDRE: My doctor did inform me
that diabetes can affect the kidneys.
JENNIFER: I was not aware that diabetes
was linked to kidney disease nor has my doctor told
me about that.
JIM: My doctor talk to me about
kidney disease and diabetes once.
KIM: My doctors told me that kidney
disease is one of the number one
complications of diabetes.
On-screen: What kinds of things have you
been told to do to keep your kidneys healthy?
MICHAEL: To prevent further deterioration
of my kidney disease my doctor recommended
that I do these things:
ANDRE: stop drinking alcohol,
MICHAEL: lower my daily salt intake
KIM: Managing my blood sugars and my
blood pressure and taking medications called
ACE inhibitors to keep my kidneys healthy
ANDRE: and to eat properly and exercise.
On-screen: How does your doctor or health care
professional check your kidneys to make sure
you stay healthy?
MICHAEL: My doctor monitored my progress
of my kidney disease and since it was at an
early stage and it was pretty stable I
didn't have to go to any other specialists.
JIM: My kidneys are checked
through urine test and also a blood test.
KIM: Every six months my doctor
checks my kidney function with lab work.
On-screen: What do you want other people with
diabetes to know about diabetes and kidney disease?
MICHAEL: For people with diabetes you
don't have kidney disease, I want them to know this:
there is always that risk that they could develop it.
They need to be careful and
they need to follow their plan.
On-screen: To learn more about
diabetes, visit www.ndep.nih.gov
