Why Do You Wake Up Tired? Sleep Apnea and Kidney Disease
Why fatigue is more than tiredness in kidney disease: sleep apnea prevalence, the nocturia cycle, how testing works, and what CPAP may mean for your heart and kidneys.
Management
- CKD | Dialysis | Management
Safe Exercise in CKD: What’s Allowed at Each Stage?
Benefits for blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, and bone; what to protect on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis; and when to clear activity with your nephrologist.
ACE Inhibitors and ARBs in CKD: Why Did My Creatinine Go Up After Starting One?
What a small creatinine rise after starting an ACE inhibitor or ARB really means, why kidney protection matters even with normal blood pressure, and how to stay on it.
- CKD | Diabetes | Management
SGLT2 Inhibitors and CKD: Can a Diabetes Drug Protect Your Kidneys?
How SGLT2 inhibitors slow kidney disease progression even in people without diabetes: who is a candidate, the expected eGFR dip, safety basics, and questions for your care team.
Pregnancy With Kidney Disease: Can You Have a Healthy Baby?
Fertility, preconception planning by stage, the medication review that must happen first, real pregnancy risk numbers, safe contraception options, and menopause in CKD.
Aldosterone Blockers in CKD: Spironolactone, Eplerenone, or Finerenone?
Aldosterone blockers target the same hormone in kidney disease, but they differ a lot. What each is used for, how their side effects compare, and the potassium safety rules to know.
- CKD | Diagnosis | Management
Hyponatremia Is Often a Water Problem, Not a Salt Problem
Your lab report says low sodium, but the real problem is usually water balance, not a salt shortage. What hyponatremia means, what drives it, and how your care team finds the cause.
- CKD | Diet | Management
What Does a Low CO2 Number Mean? Metabolic Acidosis in CKD
What a low CO2 or bicarbonate number really means in CKD: the kidney-lung partnership, why acid builds up, renal tubular acidosis, and where alkali therapy stands.
Hidden Risks and Careful Choices: Botanical Supplements for CKD Inflammation
What the research actually says about botanical anti-inflammatories in CKD: where evidence is thin, what guidelines advise, and how to decide safely with your care team.
- CKD | Diet | Management
Potassium Management in Advanced CKD: Are Bananas Forbidden Fruit?
Which foods to limit, cooking tricks that cut potassium, new binder medications, and the drug interactions to know for managing hyperkalemia in advanced CKD.
- CKD | Diabetes | Management
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in CKD: Kidney Protection, Weight Loss, and What the Evidence Really Shows
How GLP-1 receptor agonists affect the kidneys in CKD: the kidney protection evidence, weight loss benefits, and what recent acute kidney injury reports really mean.
- CKD | Diabetes | Management
The 2026 CKM Syndrome Guideline: What It Means for Your Heart, Kidneys, and Blood Sugar
A guide to the new AHA/ACC guideline on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: CKM staging, PREVENT risk equations, monitoring schedules, and questions for your care team.
