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There are two key tests used to detect kidney damage and to assess how well your kidneys are functioning at removing toxins and waste products from your blood: a blood test and a urinalysis (urine test). Detection Blood test A blood test is used to measure your serum creatinine level which helps to...

Diabetes is a disease that is caused by the lack of insulin in the body or the body's inability to properly use normal amounts of insulin. If the body lacks insulin or does not use the insulin properly, then this imbalance results in high blood sugar. Insulin is a hormone that is a very important...

will help you to live a life as similar as possible to the one you had before your kidneys failed. Still, it’s important to understand that dialysis is a treatment, not a cure. It can’t repair your kidneys, nor can it fully replace a healthy kidney.  Usually, once people begin dialysis treatments,...

We understand patients outside of urban areas must incur costs associated with travel to dialysis or other medical appointments. If you travel 40 km or more (one way) to receive medical treatment, you can apply for our through renal social workers working at community units, hospital renal...

The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Alberta Branches recognize that many of the expenses associated with kidney disease are borne directly by people with chronic kidney disease and live kidney donors. In response to ensuing financial hardship, The Kidney Foundation, with the support of funding from...

2024 - 2025 $30,000 Transplantation Food Insecurity in Canadian households with children and youth who have undergone organ transplantation Institution: University of Alberta Co-Applicants: Susan Gilmour, Sven Anders Years: 2024 - 2025 Topic(s): Transplantation Lay Abstract Food Insecurity (FI) or...

2023 - 2025 $112,816 Quality of Life, Patient Care, Underserved Communities Impact of food insecurity on adherence to diet quality, adherence to prescribed nutritional therapies and co-morbid disease expression in adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Institution: University of Alberta Years: 2023 -...