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    what’s next

    • Find a kidney doctor
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    Understanding kidney disease

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    • What is chronic kidney disease?
    • How your kidneys work
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    how ckd affects your body

    • What’s draining your energy
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    Causes of Kidney disease

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    Risks and early signs of CKD

    risk factors

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    • Your risk: what to ask your doctor
    • Diabetes and high blood pressure
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    what to look out for

    • Protein in your urine
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    Measure your kidney health

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    Managing your kidney health

    making sense of your numbers

    • Understanding your lab results
    • What your albumin level means
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    protecting your kidneys

    • Slowing down kidney disease
    • Healthy habits to hold off dialysis
    • How medicines affect the kidneys
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  • Treatment options
    Choosing a treatment

    comparing options

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    • Choosing the right treatment
    • What is dialysis?
    • The different types of dialysis

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    • Daily life on dialysis
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    Treatment options for people with kidney disease

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    Dialysis at home

    Home dialysis

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    is home dialysis right for you?

    • The benefits of dialyzing at home
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    Getting started with home dialysis

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    Kidney transplant

    understanding transplants

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    candidates & donors

    • What makes a good candidate?
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    Staying healthy while waiting for a kidney transplant

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    getting care

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    care wherever you are

    • Travel without missing treatment
    • Getting care during an emergency
    • Virtual visits with your care team
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    Support for everyday life

    keep working & traveling

    • Working while staying healthy
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    day to day life

    • The health benefits of having a pet
    • Exercise and staying active
    • Explaining your diagnosis to your kids
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    The potential benefits of working on dialysis

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    Mental & emotional support

    your mental health matters

    • Caring for your mental health
    • Journaling to ease stress
    • How walking can lift your mood
    • Finding humor on hard days

    managing emotions

    • Navigating difficult emotions
    • Working through anger
    • When you’re feeling depressed
    • Finding a support group

    Caring for your mind, body, and spirit while on dialysis

    Maintain your quality of life

    For care partners

    being a care partner

    • When loved ones resist dialysis
    • What it takes to be a care partner
    • Supporting a transplant patient
    • Advice and resources to lean on

    Caring for yourself

    • How to set boundaries and recharge
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    Celebrating home care partner appreciation month

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  • Diet & nutrition
    Kidney-friendly recipes

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    Kidney diet basics

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    • Diet and nutrition basics
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    know your nutrients

    • Getting enough nutrients
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    • Too much phosphorus
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    Is this food kidney-friendly?

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    Diet before dialysis

    early stages

    • Protect your kidneys through diet
    • Your diet goals at stage 3
    • Eating to ease stage 4 symptoms
    • Understanding the pre-dialysis diet

    later stages

    • Eating well as dialysis nears
    • The stage 5 diet before dialysis
    • Diet and CKD progression
    • Reaching a healthy weight for transplant

    Recipes for the pre-dialysis diet

    Browse dishes made for your stage

    Eating well on dialysis

    the dialysis diet

    • Your diet after starting dialysis
    • The hemodialysis diet
    • What to eat on peritoneal dialysis
    • Eating with diabetes and dialysis

    manage your nutrients

    • Reading labels for hidden calcium
    • Protein is back on the menu
    • Potassium and phosphorus levels
    • Heart-healthy fats

    Recipes made for life on dialysis

    Browse recipes built for you

  • Tools & resources
    Tools

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    Is this food kidney-friendly?

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    Navigating insurance

    insurance basics

    • Insurance types, explained
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    • What is COBRA?
    • How to shop the insurance marketplace

    all about medicare

    • Medicare for dialysis, at any age
    • Choosing a Medicare plan
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    Need help with your insurance?

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    Managing medications

    using medicines safely

    • Prescription management
    • Managing many medicines at once
    • Over-the-counter medicine safety
    • How certain medicines affect your kidneys

    medicines you may be prescribed

    • Common medicines on dialysis
    • Phosphate binders
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    • Anemia medicines

    Track your medications in your myDaVita account

    Manage your care online

    Additional resources

    advocacy groups

    • National Kidney Foundation
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    financial help

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    • Compare dialysis centers

    transplant resources

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