CARING FOR YOUR HEALTH
Narmada Kidney Foundation, to fulfil its commitment to help people take care of their kidneys & prevent kidney diseases, organizes prevention camps to identify at-risk population & guide them. These screening camps are conducted for general public (normal population) in order to detect the presence of kidney disease or any risk factor like diabetes and […]
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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE & DIALYSIS
Chronic kidney disease: – Although it is not possible to repair the damage that has already happened to your kidneys, it does not mean your kidney disease will definitely get worse. Less than 1% of people with stage three kidney diseases develop kidney failure. By leading a healthy lifestyle and following your doctor’s advice on […]
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RAKSHA BANDHAN
In early 2016, we found out from the doctors that my brother would need to undergo kidney transplant by the end of the year or by early next year. I made a short trip to India in March to get myself evaluated as a kidney donor. The preliminary tests were encouraging and when I returned […]
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DIABETIC HEALTH
Diabetes is a major risk factor for kidney disease. However, this happens when diabetes is poorly controlled. If well controlled, one can prevent diabetic kidney disease and other complications of diabetes. If one already has diabetic kidney disease, control of blood sugar will help retard the progression of diabetic kidney disease but will not halt […]
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REINVENTING LIFE
An Engineer, a writer, an actor, a director, a travel enthusiast, a sports person and a kidney patient! It is difficult to believe that a kidney transplant patient like me can do so many hats. I am not surprised when at times I am asked ‘who is the patient’ by people who do not know […]
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FITNESS TO DONATE
In the recent years, there is an epidemic of non-communicable diseases like obesity. Diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension). These conditions in turn lead to an increasing incidence of heart attack, paralysis and chronic kidney disease. All this is related to change in life-style and hence are called life – style diseases. Patients suffering from […]
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