Patients under the care of a nephrologist and who see a registered dietitian for nutrition therapy prior to starting dialysis are often in better health and have fewer nutritional complications when they start dialysis than those patients who do not receive that prior care. Registered dietitians provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to patients who have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and to patients who have Diabetes Mellitus (DM). This type of care is available to patients prior to starting dialysis and is covered by Medicare and many other insurance carriers.
In an effort to provide CKD patients with easy access to some basic diet information, the Virginia Council on Renal Nutrition (VACRN), with support from MARC, developed a series of six (6) nutrition handouts that can be downloaded and used by both patients and professionals. Click on the links below to download PDF versions of the handouts:
American Association of Kidney Patient's Nutrition Counter: A Reference for the Kidney Patient
American Kidney Fund's Tips for Healthy Eating
National Kidney Foundation's Nutrition & Diet Resources
The DaVita Diet Helper makes planning, preparing, and tracking kidney-friendly meals easy.
Click here for a list of websites that provide nutrition information for CKD patients. If you are interested in finding out more about the renal dietitians in Virginia, visit the VACRN website. MARC also has a number of Nutrition presentations on our Presentations webpage for facility-based education.
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