Hydration is a surprisingly important diabetes health factor, and it’s even more important if you also have chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD develops in 10 to 40 percent of people with type 2 ...

Dialysis patients who gain too much fluid between treatments should be advised to drink less. Although adequate fluid intake is an essential requirement for survival, excessive fluid intake can ...

In this Ask The Professor Q&A, David St-Jules, a registered dietitian and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition, and Dr. John Westhoff, associate professor in the School of Medicine and ...

A recent research study, conducted by Shi and colleagues and published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of ...

A lifestyle change can still turn around kidney damage, if detected early, a health expert on diabetes said on Wednesday.

An eGFR of 30 classifies her as stage 4 CKD, with advanced renal disease. Her sCr alone would not accurately depict the severity of her kidney disease because of her dietary intake and lack of muscle ...

Biologic therapies are generally safe for CKD patients, but conventional therapies and JAK inhibitors require caution due to potential renal impact. Corticosteroids should be used at the lowest ...