I Was Diagnosed with Kidney Disease - Will I Need Dialysis? | The Cooking Doc®

Have you been diagnosed with kidney disease and are worried that means going on dialysis? Or maybe you have Stage 3 kidney disease and wonder if you will deal with kidney failure or transplant?

Being diagnosed with kidney disease is certainly an overwhelming experience for everyone, especially those people who have never seen a kidney doctor (Nephrologist) before. I see patients all the time who are diagnosed with kidney disease from their primary care physician and are then sent to me with very little information.

More than 1 in 7 adults in America have chronic kidney disease. 37 million people in the US are estimated to have CKD (chronic kidney disease) and as many as 9 in 10 adults with CKD do not know they have CKD. 2 in 5 adults with severe CKD do not know they have CKD.

When these patients do learn of their diagnosis, it is very natural to wonder what the future of their kidney disease holds. Watch this video to hear my thoughts on these questions.

Content Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - Kidney Disease Diagnosis
01:56 - Stage 3 CKD and Dialysis
02:32 - Preventing Kidneys from Getting Worse
03:36 - Family History / Genetic Predisposition
04:11 - Level of Protein in Urine
04:30 - Rate of Change in Kidney Disease / GFR
05:34 - Conclusion

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Working as a kidney doctor, I found that my patients were often unaware of just how important diet and lifestyle were and how often they felt unsupported by generic advice to “eat healthy”.

The home cook in me hated hearing this, so I set out to find a better way. I began to combine my medical training and love of food, making videos of simple recipes that were based on science and packed with flavor. Instead of just saying “eat healthy” to my patients, I could give them the resources they needed to make a real difference in their health.

Kidney doctor, passionate home cook, and YouTube sensation Dr Blake Shusterman empowers people to proactively manage their health by stepping into the kitchen. The author of several cookbooks with over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, The Cooking Doc® believes anyone, at any age can transform their health with small changes that make a big difference. Based on science and packed with flavor, Dr. Blake’s simple recipes have inspired home cooks everywhere to change their diet, retrain their taste buds, and transform their health.


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