My kidneys are severely damaged and I am on dialysis

Here’s your personalized plan and resources to help you manage your kidney health

I follow healthy, balanced eating habits most of the time

End of life/comfort care

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Answer these 5 questions to build a custom list of action items to help you manage your kidney disease.

My kidneys have moderate-severe damage (CKD stages 4-5), but I am not on dialysis

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Limiting alcohol use

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Medicines

My eating habits could use improvement

Which option for managing your kidney disease are you interested in exploring?

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I have a kidney transplant

I’m not sure

Managing mental health

Quitting smoking or using tobacco

Long-term outcomes

My kidneys are working well

How would you describe your overall eating habits?

Dialysis options

What factors are most important to you when considering treatment options?

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Managing health complications caused by kidney disease

(such as food and nutrition and physical activity)

Quality of life

Transplant

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Balancing work/family/travel

Which aspect of your health and lifestyle would you like to focus on?

Eating healthy

(in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis)

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Independence

Which best describes your kidney disease?

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My kidneys have mild- moderate damage (CKD stages 1-3)

Lifestyle

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Exercise and being active

Sexual health

Balancing work/family/travel

Here’s your personalized plan and resources to help you manage your kidney health

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Answer these 5 questions to build a custom list of action items to help you manage your kidney disease.

DOWNLOAD DownloadWays to prevent kidney disease LEARN Based on your answers we also recommend: ➔ Description goes here START COOKING Explore hundreds of kidney-friendly recipes on Kidney Kitchen® ➔ GET INSPIRED Watch real people share their personal journeys with kidney disease ➔

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