How Do Phosphate Binders Affect Blood Phosphate Levels?

In patients with chronic kidney disease, doctors are concerned with many elements of the diet. For example, many times protein is restricted prior to being on dialysis. Once a patient is on dialysis, the focus changes and protein is increased. This is because the dialysis equipment does the job of the kidneys in processing waste. […]

How Does the Amount of Protein and Fat I Eat Affect My Blood Sugar?

This week I came across an article that I felt was interesting because it talked about the amount of fat, carbohydrate and protein in a meal and how it affects blood sugar in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients.1  .  I thought it was interesting because a lot of people are worried about the amount of […]

Menu Planning for Kidney Disease

Renal Diet Menus and the Important Part they Play in Your Overall Wellness Patients who have been diagnosed with Kidney Disease or renal failure may become overwhelmed with the news and the knowledge that their life will now include the care and maintenance of a serious illness.  When the physician diagnoses the disease and the […]