Renal Awareness

Kidney problems are very common in patients with Diabetes and in the Elderly. Although your doctor at our practice can generally manage your kidney disease, input from a specialist in this field will assist in your management.

Renal awareness is about educating people on the importance of kidney health and early detection of kidneys disease. Kidney disease is a serious condition that affect millions of people worldwide and can leave to kidney failure, dialysis, or transplant. Kidney disease often has no symptoms unit it is very advanced, so it is important to get tested regularly if you are at risk. Some of the risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, family history, obesity, smoking, and being over 60 years old. 

 Renal Specialist Dr Nigam provides monthly visits to Gold City Medical Centre to assist in the care of patients who have kidney disease.