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Did You Know That Today (March 14th) Is World Kidney Day?

A DiabetesTeam Member asked a question 💭
Inverary, ON

I guess everything gets a "day" now, but for us Kidney's are kind of important

Unfortunately for us the Beast we call Diabetes seems to really like destroying Kidneys - 1 in 3 of us will develop some level of Kidney Disease simply because we are Diabetic

I'm in those statistics - I have Stage 2 CKD

If I don't want to be part of that 15% of us that sees things end because of CKD then I need to "behave"

Keeping your blood sugar below 8.7 mmols/157 "as many minutes of the day as possible" will… read more

March 14
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A DiabetesTeam Member

Hi @A DiabetesTeam Member, and all you warriors.
Are Pi's good or bad for your kidneys.

Today is also Pi day. Celebrated by eating pies.

March 14
A DiabetesTeam Member

If you don't maintain and manage your sugar, your sugar will punish you

March 15
A DiabetesTeam Member

My diabetes and I are old best friends.If I treat my diabetes well I get treated well too.
If neither,all hell breaks loose

March 14
A DiabetesTeam Member

Thanks for the heads up. I will add this kidney test along with insulin to my next blood test due next month

March 18
A DiabetesTeam Member

I only have one kidney too.Mine packed up as result of COVID, norovirus, dehydration caused by antibiotic induced diarrhea.
My sister died as result of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

March 15 (edited)

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