Posts Tagged ‘Dialysis’

Annette is one of over two hundred thousand New Zealanders with Type 2 diabetes. Having ignored the warnings she is living with the consequences. Annette suffers from the ensuing complications of type2 diabetes. Blindness, amputation of a gangrenous toe and now renal failure. She has to rely on a dialysis machine to do the work of her kidneys. Part 1 of 3

Dialysis, transplant are options for failing kidneys
Dear Dr. Donohue: Will you answer some questions about kidneyproblems in a 50-year-old male who has mild diabetes and high bloodpressure? He just lost 30 pounds of fluid that caused severebreathing problems. His breathing problem subsided. His doctorsstruggle to lower his blood pressure. His doctors want him to thinkabout dialysis. If you start, do you ever get off it? How is thefamily checked …