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Home Dialysis Myths

Posted May 18, 2021 in Diet Management, Featured Post, Lifestyle, Tags: care partner, frequent dialysis, home dialysis kidney diet, home dialysis myths, home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis by Lynn Taylor MS, RD, LD.

Deciding with your doctor what mode of dialysis best suits your clinical needs and lifestyle can feel daunting. The idea of performing dialysis at home…

Peritoneal Dialysis: 5 Tips to Increase Potassium

Posted April 27, 2021 in Diet Management, Featured Post, Tips, Tags: fruits, hypokalemia, meal planning, peritoneal dialysis, plant-based diet, Potassium, vegetables, vegetarian diet by Carisa Ishimaru, RD, LDN.

Potassium is a mineral that has an important role in our body. It helps to keep muscles and nerves working properly. One major muscle in…

Transitioning From In-Center Dialysis to Home

Posted January 19, 2021 in FAQ, Featured Post, Lifestyle, Tags: CKD, dialysis, ESKD, HHD, home, PD, peritoneal dialysis, treatment options by Michele Tilton, RDN.

Starting on Dialysis Having stage 5 kidney failure or end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and starting on dialysis can be over-whelming. For many people, starting…

Kidney Health 101: Peritoneal Dialysis Basics and Benefits

Posted October 22, 2020 in Featured Post, Kidney Health Tips, Tags: home dialysis, PD, PD benefits, peritoneal dialysis, types of dialysis by Kidney Diet & Health Tips Team.

If you recently learned you need treatment for kidney failure, you may be glad to hear you have choices when it comes to dialysis. Here’s…

Home Dialysis May Offer More Flexible Kidney Diet

Posted October 9, 2019 in Diet Management, Lifestyle, Tags: fiber, flexible kidney diet, home dialysis, home dialysis diet, peritoneal dialysis, peritoneal dialysis diet, Potassium, protein by Matilde Ladnier RD, LD.

Choosing home dialysis often means a more flexible kidney diet. This is because home dialysis therapies are performed more frequently than in-center hemodialysis therapy. Peritoneal…

Peritoneal Dialysis: Need more Potassium?

Posted September 24, 2019 in Diet Management, FAQ, Tags: high potassium foods, high potassium fruit, high potassium vegetable, PD kidney diet, peritoneal dialysis, Potassium, summer produce by Carisa Ishimaru, RD, LDN.

When it comes to kidney disease, there are a lot of “P” words which have specific nutrition recommendations . . . protein, phosphorus, potassium ….

Peritoneal Dialysis and Fluid Goals

Posted August 8, 2018 in Diet Management, FAQ, Featured Post, Tags: dehydration signs, fluid for PD, fluid limit, fluid overload signs, fluid restriction, how much fluid, peritoneal dialysis by Carisa Ishimaru, RD, LDN.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are usually able to have a less restrictive meal plan than those on hemodialysis (HD). This is due to doing treatments…

Peritoneal Dialysis Travel Tips

Posted June 25, 2018 in Tips, Tags: dialysis travel, kidney friendly recipes, peritoneal dialysis, travel on PD, travel tips by Matilde Ladnier RD, LD.

It’s summer time! In some places, like Houston where I live it’s been like summer since early May! This is the time to plan ahead for…

Managing Diabetes and Peritoneal Dialysis

Posted November 28, 2017 in Featured Post, Lifestyle, Tips, Tags: blood sugar control, calories in PD solution, dextrose in PD solution, diabetes and PD, fluid and PD, insulin and PD, PD, PD solution, peritoneal dialysis by Matilde Ladnier RD, LD.

I work with many patients who have diabetes and who get their dialysis through peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatments. Peritoneal dialysis is one of the treatment…

Home Dialysis Therapy and Your Dietitian: A Valuable Partnership

Posted December 1, 2016 in Diet Management, Tags: dietitian, home dialysis, home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, renal dietitian by Nicole McMullen, RD, LMNT.

Having a close relationship with your dietitian when on home dialysis therapy is a struggle. Perhaps you feel removed from the relationship because you don’t…

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Home Dialysis Myths

Peritoneal Dialysis: 5 Tips to Increase Potassium

Transitioning From In-Center Dialysis to Home

Kidney Health 101: Peritoneal Dialysis Basics and Benefits

Home Dialysis May Offer More Flexible Kidney Diet

Peritoneal Dialysis: Need more Potassium?

Peritoneal Dialysis and Fluid Goals

Peritoneal Dialysis Travel Tips

Managing Diabetes and Peritoneal Dialysis

Home Dialysis Therapy and Your Dietitian: A Valuable Partnership

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Home Dialysis Myths

Peritoneal Dialysis: 5 Tips to Increase Potassium

Transitioning From In-Center Dialysis to Home

Kidney Health 101: Peritoneal Dialysis Basics and Benefits

Home Dialysis May Offer More Flexible Kidney Diet

Peritoneal Dialysis: Need more Potassium?

Peritoneal Dialysis and Fluid Goals

Peritoneal Dialysis Travel Tips

Managing Diabetes and Peritoneal Dialysis

Home Dialysis Therapy and Your Dietitian: A Valuable Partnership

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