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Have Diabetes? Learn the Steps to Protect Your Kidneys

Did you know…diabetes is the #1 cause of kidney failure? In fact, as many as 40 percent of those with diabetes will develop chronic kidney disease. What is the relationship between diabetes and kidney disease? Our kidneys, in addition to balancing chemicals in the body, controlling blood pressure and keeping our bones healthy, also remove waste and extra fluid from the blood. The filters in the kidneys are full of very small blood vessels (called glomeruli), which can be harmed by high blood sugar levels, leading to diabetic kidney disease. Once kidney damage occurs, it can’t be fixed, and if...

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Chronic Kidney Disease Doesn’t Mean You Need to Leave Home

For older adults who prefer to remain in the comfort of home as they grow older – and, who doesn’t? – in-home care, like that offered by the Orland Park IL in home care providers at Home & Hearth Caregivers, offers a lifeline, providing help with activities that become challenging with aging and allowing for safety, security and independence. But what happens when a senior is battling chronic kidney disease? Home care is not only possible for seniors with kidney disease; it’s preferred. Take into consideration some of the many ways that a professional in-home caregiving team can assist those...

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Kidney Disease Nutrition Strategies Help Reduce Symptoms

As the saying goes, you are what you eat, and for individuals with kidney disease, it’s even more vital that a proper nutritional plan be put into practice in order to reduce symptoms, such as nausea, pain, swelling and others, and to perhaps even slow down the advancement of the disease. Oak Brook, IL home care provider, Home & Hearth Caregivers advocates for the following kidney disease nutrition strategies to consider (pending approval from your physician): Salt/Sodium Elevated amounts of sodium in the diet can cause the body to retain fluids, raise blood pressure and make the heart work harder....

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Kidney Disease: What You Need to Know to Adapt & Thrive

The LaGrange, IL home care experts at Home & Hearth Caregivers want to help you understand the signs your kidneys might be sending. Loss of appetite. Hiccups. Itching. Difficulty sleeping. These are just a handful of the many seemingly innocuous indicators that could perhaps mean kidney disease. And with upwards of 20 million people in the U.S. fighting the disease, and many more not yet diagnosed, it’s essential to bring any troublesome signs or symptoms to the attention of your doctor. If kidney disease is the culprit, these instructions from the National Kidney Center can help you or your loved...

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At Home & Hearth Caregivers, we are proud to offer compassionate, family-like in-home care, respite care, and Alzheimer’s and dementia care services to seniors and families throughout Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry Counties, including the following cities and towns:

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