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Eat What You Love: 10 Kidney-Friendly Valentine Treats

One way to get to your sweetie’s heart is through his or her stomach. From Cupid’s Cherry Cheesecake to Stuffed Strawberries, we’ve picked 10 Valentine’s Day kidney diet recipes to serve your loved one throughout the month of February.


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Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease

Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease

After being diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, it's important to learn all you can about the disease and how to treat it. A better understanding will help make it easier to talk to your doctor and make decisions about your health.

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Home Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)

Starting peritoneal dialysis (PD) can dramatically improve your health and should make you feel better. It has become the most common form of home dialysis treatment among patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Learn more »

Home Hemodialysis (HHD)

There are many benefits associated with home hemodialysis (HHD) that are causing it to grow in popularity, including easy-to-use machines, a better quality of life and improved training courses. Learn more »

In-Center Dialysis

In-center hemodialysis is for people who choose to perform treatments at a dialysis center. Hemodialysis filters the blood of wastes and extra fluid when the kidneys are no longer able to perform this function. Learn more »

In-Center Nocturnal Dialysis

In-center nocturnal dialysis turns nonproductive sleep time into hemodialysis treatment time, giving patients their days back. Patients receive hemodialysis in their dialysis center overnight for 6-8 hours while they sleep. Learn more »

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