Living well with

Chronic Kidney
Disease (CKD)

Everyone’s journey is different. If you are living with CKD, caring for someone with CKD, or are interested in CKD, explore the areas that matter most to you.

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What is CKD?

How your kidneys work, what causes CKD, how CKD is diagnosed, and how it progresses


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Food & Diet

Your diet and CKD, how to read food labels, and an interactive tool to identify kidney friendly foods


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Medications

Medications

Medications commonly prescribed in CKD and an interactive tool to identify non-prescription medications for common ailments that are OK to take and medications that you should avoid


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Symptoms

How to manage symptoms you may experience with CKD


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Mental Well-being

Strategies and resources for coping with CKD, including a tool that screens for depression


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Physical Well-being

Guidance on physical well-being, including physical activity, sexuality and fertility


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Finances

Financial considerations and resources


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Work & Education

Work and education considerations and resources


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Travel

Tips related to travel insurance, medications, vaccinations, and accessing healthcare abroad


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My Healthcare Team

Your journey with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be difficult at times, but you have an entire health care team who will help support you. If you are in the early stages of CKD, your family doctor (primary care provider) will be the main person you will see for your health care. To help you live well with CKD, there are other health care providers that may be part of your team, including a pharmacist, nurse, dietitian, kidney doctor (nephrologist) and a social worker.

Meet the Team