Kidney Disease Research Updates
Spring/Summer 2008

Resources

Featured in the NIDDK Reference Collection

Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

“Blessing in Disguise,” an article from a journal for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), shares the story of one woman’s lifelong experience with diabetes and CKD. The woman, Susanne, is 61 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes at age 13, and has been living with CKD for 30 years. She briefly discusses her history, including childhood and pregnancy, focusing on the positive aspects of having to focus on her health when her kidneys began to fail. At age 57, she began exercising, volunteering at the gym, and educating other women about the benefits of exercise and a sensible diet. She reports that her kidneys are now holding steady at 35 percent function, which she credits to exercising, eating properly, and maintaining a positive attitude. The article includes two, full-color photographs of Susanne exercising and with her grandchildren. “Blessing in Disguise” appears in the June/July 2007 issue of Kidney Beginnings. Past issues of Kidney Beginnings are available from the American Association of Kidney Patients at 3505 East Frontage Road, Suite 315, Tampa, FL 33607, 1–800–749–2257, 813–636–8122, info@aakp.org, www.aakp.org/newsletters/KB-The-Magazine.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Reference Collection is a free, online database that helps health care professionals, health educators, patients, and the general public find educational materials not typically referenced in most databases. To find more kidney disease resources, visit www.catalog.niddk.nih.gov/resources.

NIH Publication No. 08–4531
July 2008

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