TO BE BROUGHT METEOROLOGIST CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE.
THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
>> CANDACE: WE KNOW DIABETES
AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ARE
BIG RISK FACTORS WHEN IT COMES
TO MANY DISEASES. BUT DID YOU
KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY
IMPACT YOUR KIDNEY HEALTH?
BRIDGET IS NOW STANDING BY TO
TALK TO A DOCTOR.
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>> DISEASE IS SOMETHING WE’VE
ALL HEARD OF. BUT WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT KEEPING YOUR
KIDNEYS HEALTHY? IT TURNS OUT
REDUCING YOUR RISK OF DIABETES
AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS ONE
OF THE WAYS THAT’S WHY WE HAVE
DOCTOR MOSTAFA KANINE HERE AND
HE’S AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST WITH
HCA, FLORIDA OSCEOLA HEALTH.
THANKS FOR TAKING SOME TIME
OUT. THE STOP BY THINK IT’S A
PLEASURE. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
KIDNEY HEALTH AND OVERALL
FUNCTION OF KIDNEYS, IT’S TIED
AND EVERYTHING IS IT’S
FILTERING LOTS OF THINGS IN
OUR BODY.
>> CORRECT. THE KIDNEYS ARE
VERY IMPORTANT ORGANS IN OUR
BODY AND THEY DO SEVERAL
FUNCTIONS LIKE FILTERING ANY
TOXINS THAT CAN BUY PRODUCTS
FROM HARM THAT HAVE A LISTEN.
AND FUNCTIONS AND THEY ALSO
REGULATE OR BLOOD PRESSURE AND
ELECTROLYTES LIKE SODIUM
POTASSIUM, CALCIUM AND SEVERAL
OTHER FUNCTIONS. SO THEY ARE
DEFINITELY VERY IMPORTANT FOR
OUR GENERAL AND SO KIDNEY
DISEASES, ANYTIME. START
HAVING A MALFUNCTION THERE.
BUT IT INCLUDES MANY THINGS.
>> CORRECT. COULDN’T A LOT
UNLESS THIS CAN CAUSE ISSUES
WITH THE KIDNEYS AND THEY’RE
USUALLY SUBTLE AND THEY
PROGRESSING OVER THE YEARS.
BUT WHEN KIDNEY DISEASE GETS
TO A SEVERE OR TO AN END
STAGE, RENAL DISEASE, A LOT OF
THESE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS ARE
LOST AND IT’S IMPORTANT TOO
PREVENTING THAT FROM HAPPENING
SO WE CAN SAVE PEOPLE FROM
HAVING TO GO ON DIALYSIS OR
SUFFER CONSEQUENCES CONDITION.
>> AND WHAT WHAT ARE YOU KNOW,
SOME OF THE WAYS THAT HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES
TIED INTO OUR KIDNEY HEALTH.
>> THE KIDNEYS ARE A VERY YOU
KNOW, OUR GUNS. THEY CONTAIN A
LOT OF BLOOD VESSELS AND
DIABETES. HIGH BLOOD SUGAR AND
HYPERTENSION. THEY DAMAGE
THESE BLOOD VESSELS. SO THEY
AFFECT THE FILTERING
PROPERTIES OF THE KIDNEYS
SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY OVER THE
YEARS CAN CAUSE CHRONIC KIDNEY
SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY OVER THE
YEARS CAN CAUSE CHRONIC KIDNEY manager at Disney. DISEASE.
>> JULIE: AND WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE MISCONCEPTIONS AROUND
THOSE CONDITIONS, YOU KNOW,
AND AND TAKING CARE OF OUR
HEALTH.
>> SO A LOT OF THE TIME PEOPLE
ARE NOT AWARE OF HOW PREVALENT
KIDNEY DISEASES, SO DIABETES
AND HYPERTENSION ARE THE 2
MOST COMMON CAUSES CHRONIC
KIDNEY DISEASE. AND ONE INTO
ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
WILL HAVE HYPERTENSION DOING
THERE LIFETIME. THE PREVALENCE
OF DIABETES. IT’S ESTIMATED TO
BE ONE OUT OF ADULTS IN THE
UNITED STATES. A 3RD OF
DIABETIC PATIENTS HAVE CHRONIC
KIDNEY DISEASE. SO IT IS A
VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM. AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THAT
THEY HAVE THAT CONDITION UNTIL
IT’S TOO LATE. SO IT’S VERY
IMPORTANT TO BE PROACTIVE
ABOUT SCREENING AND CHECKING
FOR DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE AND CHRONIC KIDNEY
DISEASE.
>> BRIDGETT: WHAT CAN WE DO TO
LOOK OUT FOR SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS? BECAUSE YOU SAID IT.
A LOT OF TIMES HAS GOTTEN
PROGRESSIVELY WORSE BEFORE
PEOPLE REALLY TAKE ACTION. SO
WHAT SHOULD WE BE LOOKING OUT
FOR IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW,
THERE MIGHT BE A I MIGHT NEED
TONIGHT. SOME CHANGES.
>> WELL, IT STARTS EVEN IN
HEALTHY PEOPLE. IT’S IMPORTANT
TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE,
HAVING A HEALTHY DIET WITH
LESS SALT, LESS PROCESSED
FOODS AND LESS SUGAR IS TO
PREVENT PROBLEMS LIKE DIABETES
AND HYPERTENSION. IT IS ALSO
IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP WITH YOUR
PHYSICALS TO SEE A DOCTOR
ROUTINELY SPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE HISTORY OR FAMILY HISTORY
OF THESE CONDITIONS. IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO CHECK FOR
DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE HOME EVERY FEW MONTHS
OR ONCE A YEAR, AT LEAST WITH
YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR. AND
IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE
CONDITIONS, IT’S IMPORTANT TO
CLOSELY FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR
AND A CRIMINOLOGIST FOR ALLAH
JUST OR YOUR PRIMARY CARE.
DOCTOR TO TAKE ALL MEASURES
NECESSARY TO CONTROL YOUR
HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES.
PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BE
PROACTIVE ABOUT A SCREENING
AND LOOKING FOR THESE
CONDITIONS BECAUSE MORE OFTEN
THAN NOT, THERE ARE NO
SYMPTOMS THAT HAPPENED WITH
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ON TILL
IT’S TOO AND LIVING WITH
KIDNEY DISEASE IS MANAGEABLE.
IF NEED BE. BUT THE KEY IS TO.
>> KEEP IT FROM GETTING INTO
OTHER CONDITIONS BUILDING ON
TOP OF THAT, CORRECT. A LOT OF
PATIENTS WHO HAVE CHRONIC
KIDNEY DISEASE LIVE, NORMAL
LIVES. IF THEY ARE FOLLOWING
UP WITH PHYSICIANS, THERE ARE
SOME MEDICATIONS AND MEASURES
THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP REDUCE
THE SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY
DISEASE. BUT THE KEY POINT IS
NOT TO GET IN TO THE POINT
WHERE THEY NEED TO GO ON
DIALYSIS. SO IT’S ALL ABOUT
PREVENTION, RIGHT? THAT OUT.