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March is National Kidney Month
Protect your kidneys
[Protect Your Kidneys Campaign]
Are You at Risk?
Do you have diabetes?
Do you have high blood pressure?
Does anyone in your  family have kidney failure?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you are at risk for kidney disease. Talk to your health care provider about getting tested.

Learn more about your risk for kidney disease »

Why get tested?

Early kidney disease has no symptoms. Most people don't know something is wrong until their kidneys are about to fail. The only way to tell if you have kidney disease is to get tested. Simple blood and urine tests are used to detect kidney disease.
Find out more about kidney disease testing »

What do kidneys do?

Kidneys filter your blood. They remove wastes and extra water. When the kidneys are diseased, they stop doing these jobs and wastes build up, damaging the body. If not treated, kidney disease can lead to kidney failure. But you can prevent kidney failure.
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A patient's story

Listen to one woman's experience with kidney failure.
Watch the video »
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[Photo: Cynthia.]
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