Is it possible to continue working despite living with dialysis? What do I need to consider in order to manage work and dialysis? Are there differences between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in relation to professional life?

Are you thinking about your professional life after transplantation? How well can you balance your career, your new organ and immunosuppressants? Find out here, as well as why the type of organ you have transplanted is an important factor influencing the pace of your return to work.

Are you on dialysis and want to be active, but are not sure which sports are right for you? In this article we discuss important information about sports and dialysis.

Is your kidney function limited and do you find yourself wondering what precautionary measures you can or even should take? In this article, you will learn how often you should visit your doctor for a check-up, which values are examined and how you can keep track of everything.

A low-salt diet is enormously important in kidney disease. It lowers blood pressure, ensures that blood pressure-lowering medications work better, and reduces your thirst.

Restricting phosphate intake is often necessary, especially in the late stages of chronic kidney disease, to prevent secondary diseases. Ever wondered what phosphate is all about in kidney disease? You can learn more about it here.

Do you have impaired kidney function and a strong desire to have children? But are you unsure whether pregnancy is possible under these circumstances? This article informs you about what you need to consider and what difficulties and complications can occur. You will also find out what the differences are compared to women on dialysis or women who have had a kidney transplant.

Potassium and phosphate are the main focus of dialysis nutrition. But what about after transplantation and what guidelines apply here? Is a low-phosphate and low-potassium diet important here too, or do other rules apply?

Christmas is fast approaching and you are wondering what to consider in connection with dialysis? Do you also have to go on dialysis at Christmas? And where can you find a dialysis center if you are not at home at Christmas? Let's take a look at that now.

Christmas is fast approaching and you're wondering what kind of Christmas dinner is best to put on the table? How do roast meat, pork and cheese get along with dialysis? Let's take a look at that.

Christmas is fast approaching and you are wondering what to consider in connection with dialysis? How do cookies, gingerbread, stollen, and other Christmas treats get along with dialysis? Let's take a look at that.

Many people with kidney disease also suffer from high blood pressure at the same time. This often persists after the transplant. Sometimes a deterioration in blood pressure also affects the function of your new kidney. In this article you will find medically proven answers to the most important questions about blood pressure and transplantation.

Many people with kidney disease also have high blood pressure at the same time. Sometimes a deterioration in blood pressure even leads to a decline in kidney function. In this article you will find answers to the most important questions about blood pressure and early-stage kidney disease.

Are you about to start dialysis or do you have a relative who is about to start dialysis? You probably want to know what to expect during this big step and what the classic daily routine on hemodialysis looks like.

Has your sex life been different since you started dialysis? For example, do you have irregular menstrual periods or have you stopped menstruating altogether? You're not alone, as about half of all people on dialysis report sexual changes. This article will answer your questions about dialysis and sex for women.

Reduced phosphate intake is important for almost all dialysis patients. Phosphate points are an aid for keeping the phosphate intake in your diet under control. Here you can find out what phosphate points are and how they can help you in your daily life with dialysis.

Many people with kidney disease also suffer from high blood pressure at the same time. Sometimes high blood pressure even leads to a decline in kidney function. In this article, you will find medically proven answers to the most important questions about blood pressure and dialysis.

Are you on dialysis and have a strong desire to have children? But you are unsure whether dialysis and pregnancy are compatible? This article informs you about what you need to consider, what difficulties and complications can arise and how dialysis in pregnancy generally works.

You've had problems with your sex life in some way since you started dialysis? Are these mainly manifested by a limited ability to have an erection? You are not alone in this. It is estimated that about half of all people on dialysis report negative influences on their sex life. This article is intended to answer your questions about dialysis and sex for men.

Many people with kidney disease also have high blood pressure. But what can you actually do to get it under control? Here are 14 tips on how you can lower your blood pressure in a healthy way.

Around 40% of people on dialysis are also diabetic. Are you diabetic yourself? This article will give you some clarity about what the combination of diabetes and dialysis means for your diet.

Making HD and planning to go on vacation? Here's a checklist to make sure you've thought of everything important.

Are you doing PD and planning to go on vacation? Here's a checklist to make sure you've thought of everything important.

Traveling is an integral part of everyday life for many people these days. You have CKD or are on dialysis and now wonder whether it's even possible to continue discovering new places when on dialysis? Don't worry: yes, of course you can still travel!

Many dialysis patients are advised to eat a diet that is both low in phosphates and high in protein. In practice, however, this is not so easy. The phosphorus-protein quotient (PPR) can help. Here you can find out what the PPR is for, what you should look out for and which foods are recommended according to the PPR.

Potatoes contain a lot of potassium. You may have heard or read about putting potatoes in water overnight, slicing them, double boiling them, freezing them, swapping out the cooking water, etc. to draw out potassium. Here are some details on what actually works.

As a dialysis patient, you get regular blood work. Does your doctor throw around words like erythrocytes and thrombocytes? Here you will find some of the most important values, explained as simply as possible.

Creatinine and urea are used as important measures of kidney function in people with kidney disease. They are breakdown products of your metabolism and they are excreted via the kidney.

The AV fistula (=shunt) is the most common and also preferred vascular access for hemodialysis.

In order to dialyze, a connection between your body and the dialysis system is required. This article describes AV fistula, graft, central venous catheter and PD catheter in more detail.