seeing slow moving traffic from
your area as well. Clocking in
at one hour. Exact and Sophia.
All right, Andy, thank you.
So we’re in the month of March
now and March marks National
Kidney Month.
>> About 37 million American
adults are affected by chronic
kidney disease. Joining us this
morning to discuss how to be
proactive about your kidney
health.
>> Is Doctor Jessica Colman
and kidney Health advocate
David Rush. First of all, thank
you both for joining us this
morning.
>> Thank you for having us.
Happy to be here.
>> Said Doctor Coleman, we’ll
start with you. What is chronic
kidney disease? And who is at
most risk?
>> So chronic kidney disease is
a disease that affects the
normal mechanisms of the kidney
function. It’s actually pretty
prevalent, unfortunately, up
to 37 million us adults are.
The suffering from this disease
state and sadly only 10% know
it’s so disease is very easily
identified through routine
annual physical laboratory
data. Just a blood test in a
urine test will give your
healthcare provider and
evaluation of the percentage
of your kidney function.
What we call the gfr. And if
there’s any protein in your
urine, knows 2 key items will
tell us if you’re at risk for
kidney disease and progression
of your kidney disease. Also
will tell us if you’re at risk
for any complications of kidney
disease, things like high
potassium are hyper Kaylee,
Nia, so I appreciate the
opportunity, especially at the
start of March to come on here
and give people a better
understanding of really had to
take better care of themselves.
So it’s pretty easy to take
that early action. David, want
to talk to the second, but
doctor, one other thing, why is
it so important to take this
early action with
your kidneys?
>> As Ali? So with as with most
disease days, early
identification and detection
can really change the
trajectory of your course.
And and it’s an exciting
opportunity where we have the
potential to prevent
progression of kidney in in the
world of kidney disease.
At this point in time and
again, prevent complications
like high potassium that can
be silent. And unfortunately,
sometimes the first symptom can
be There are, of course, other
symptoms we can see. But again,
your health care provider
can really help to
individualize your treatments.
Of just with early detection.
>> Doctor, thank you, David.
>> Can you please tell us about
your personal experience living
with chronic kidney disease?
>> Sure. Thanks for having us
on. just started in high school
rowing team checkup for
football. I went to go get
checked for football to be
urine sample and it was pro to
my urine. Came back was then
sent over to especially so in
New York they found going on
that issue of my kidneys.
Of course, being 16 17. You
live in invincible. You think
that, you know, you’re not
going to get sick, nothing
happening. You I left for
college and just live a normal
call. The slide came back home.
My then girlfriend now wife
to be to get a physical done.
And that’s when all my numbers
came back out of whack my
career and was hi, my blood
pressure was over and
everything to seem to be
crashing down at that point
just wasn’t sure what was going
on. But it happened to be
chronic illness, kidney
ailments. And I actually
started dialysis not too long
after that. And it home dials
is was transplant, a one-time
by my brother and the blues in
that 2017. And then back on
dialysis, which I’m currently
on now. But now doing advocacy
work to spreading the word like
to say here and just trying
help others be proactive in the
health and take care of
themselves as best they can.
>> Yeah, I mean, what what is
that message, David? I mean,
what do you tell young folks
out there?
>> I tell them and be
proactive. You know, listen to
your you know, just because a
young doesn’t mean that you’re
you’re healthy. You know, I
know you’re eating what you
want to know what you want to
do. Have a great time. But get
those checkups. Don’t go get
that low birth and get those
visible sign annually and let
them tell you just from those
2 simple things, what’s going
on in your body if you feel
something, say something, you
know, develop that relationship
with your doctors, ask
questions, get the knowledge as
well. And you can also get more
information on. Keep on filter
can be conversations dot com.
And also you can follow my
journey on there, too.
>> Super simple. Yes, statement
and Doctor Coleman, thank you
so much for that incredible
information. Joining us this
morning.
Thank you. Thank you. And be