by Intrepy Team | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
Do Yourself a Big Favor and Control Your Phosphorus. Phosphorus is not removed by dialysis well. The phosphorus control in your body comes from the food you eat and drink. We measure the phosphorus in your blood and the level should be less than 5.5. If your...
by Intrepy Team | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
A lot of dialysis patients have diabetes. If you do not have diabetes then you can skip this letter. Diabetic kidney disease is often the reason that a person needs dialysis. Once you are on dialysis, diabetes can still damage other parts of your body. You need to...
by Intrepy Team | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
You may have noticed that there is a temperature dial on the dialysis machine. I want you to understand what this is for. Dialysis Temperature Reasons Many patients want us to increase the temperature if they feel cold. While this helps you feel warmer, this is not...
by Intrepy Team | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
This week’s letter is about the importance of taking the medications your doctor orders for you. Why is this medication important? Patients who take all the pills that their doctor orders are healthier, hospitalized less and live longer. Not taking pills as ordered...
by Intrepy Team | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
One of my recent letters talked about options to in-center hemodialysis lasting about 4 hours. This message is for those of you continuing on this type of dialysis. I want to discuss the amount of time that you spend on dialysis. Proper Hemodialysis Time Length We...
by Intrepy Team | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
I am writing this Medical Director Letter to talk about the type of dialysis options that patients have to try to improve their health. First of all, what do I mean when I say “to improve your health”? This can mean to generally feel better. This can mean...
