Diary of a Kidney Warrior Podcast

Episode 93: Cost of Living Crisis: Priced out of existence part 2

Kidney Care Uk’s Policy Director, Fiona Loud joins Dee Moore to share an update about the Cost of living crisis, Home dialysis reimbursement and the impact on the lives of Home Dialysis Patients.
 
They discuss:
🏠Why home dialysis reimbursement is needed.
🏠 Is home dialysis reimbursement mandatory?
🏠 Is the dialysis reimbursement for both Home Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?
🏠 Policies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
And More!
 
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 Follow Fiona Loud
 
Twitter: @fionacloud
Email: policy@kidneycareuk.org
 
If you were affected by any of the issues raised in this episode contact:
 
 
Kidney Care UK
 
•           Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
•           Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
•           Tel: 01420 541 424
•           Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
•           Instagram: @kidneycareuk
•           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
 
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org

Episode 92: Dione’s Kidney Warrior Story

Chef & Jazz Singer, Dione Bullard joins Dee Moore to share his inspirational Kidney Warrior story. 
Dione shares about:
🎷Being diagnosed End Stage Renal Disease
🎷Life on dialysis: the benefits & the challenges he faced
🎷Receiving a kidney transplant
🎷Advice
and more!
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGUfib7lu9eKENlLJ6lafw
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 Follow Dione Bullard
 
Website: www.dionebullard.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CHEFDIONB
Instagram: @dione_bullard
Twitter: @DIONBULLARD
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DIONEBULLARD
 
If you were affected by any of the issues raised in this episode contact:
 
 Kidney Care UK
 
•           Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
•           Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
•           Tel: 01420 541 424
•           Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
•           Instagram: @kidneycareuk
•           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
 
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org

Episode 91: Needling for Beginners Part 3: Listener Led Episode

In this final part of the series about Haemodialysis needling,
former Haemodialysis Nurse: Katie Fielding, returns to Diary of a Kidney Warrior Podcast to answer the questions sent in by the podcast listeners.
The questions include:
🟪 Is it important to needle in different places?
🟪 What happens and why do veins “blow”?
🟪 Some say a chest line is in the heart, others say next to the heart, which is it?
and more!
 
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Current Guidelines on the VASBI Website
 
VASBI Position Statement on delivery of dialysis access services in the COVID 19 Climate
 
https://www.vasbi.org.uk/media/resources/files/VASBI_Position_Statement_on_delivery_of_dialysis_access_services_PgmUuAz.pdf
 
Clinical Practice Guideline Vascular Access For Haemodialysis
 
https://www.vasbi.org.uk/static/uploads/resources/vascular-access_current_guidlines.pdf
 
 
If you were affected by any of the issues raised in this episode contact:
 
 Kidney Care UK
 
•           Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
•           Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
•           Tel: 01420 541 424
•           Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
•           Instagram: @kidneycareuk
•           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
 
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org

Episode 90: Needling For Beginners Part 2: Dan’s Kidney Warrior Story

Needling for Beginners Part 2. Dan Waters, joins Dee Moore to share his inspirational Kidney Warrior story. 
Dan shares about:
Being diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
The dialysis process
Needling
Receiving a kidney transplant
and more!
 
For updates and more, follow Dee Moore on:
 
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/diaryofakidneyw 
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGUfib7lu9eKENlLJ6lafw
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/diaryofakidneywarrior/
 
 
For Further Information Contact:
 
 Kidney Care UK
 
•           Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
•           Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
•           Tel: 01420 541 424
•           Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
•           Instagram: @kidneycareuk
•           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
 
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org

Episode 89: The Latest Medical Strategies For Weight Loss

Consultant in Diabetes & Weight loss: Dr Sam joins Dee Moore to discuss the latest medical strategies for weight loss.
 
They discuss:
 
🟢 Statistics of obesity
🟢 Causes of weight gain & obesity for people living with Kidney disease.
🟢 Overcoming the barriers to weight loss
🟢 The latest medical strategies for weight loss.
And more!
 
For updates and more, follow Dee Moore on:
 
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 Follow Dr Sam
 
Instagram: https://instagram.com/running_man15
 
For Further Information Contact:
 
 Kidney Care UK
 
•           Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
•           Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
•           Tel: 01420 541 424
•           Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
•           Instagram: @kidneycareuk
•           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
 
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
 
Obesity Uk
 
https://www.obesityuk.org.uk/

Episode 88: Laura’s Kidney Warrior Story

Content Warning. This episode starts with a discussion about miscarriage, if this is a subject that you think may be difficult for you to listen to, please skip forward to 7 minutes and 7 seconds into this episode.
 
Executive Search Consultant, Laura McKay, joins Dee Moore to share her inspirational Kidney Warrior story.
Laura shares about:
 
🟣Having a sudden diagnosis of Kidney Failure
🟣The signs & symptoms she experienced
🟣The impact of Kidney Disease on her family
🟣"Paying it forward" with fundraising for Kidney Care UK         
and more!
If you were affected by any of the issues raised in this episode contact:
 
 
Miscarriage Association
Website: https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/
Helpline: 01924 200 799
Email: info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk
 
Kidney Care UK
 
•           Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
•           Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
•           Tel: 01420 541 424
•           Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
•           Instagram: @kidneycareuk
•           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
 
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
 
For updates and more, follow Dee Moore on:
 
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/diaryofakidneywarrior 
Twitter: www.twitter.com/diaryofakidneyw 
Tik Tok: @diaryofakidneywarrior 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGUfib7lu9eKENlLJ6lafw
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/diaryofakidneywarrior/
 
 To Donate to Laura’s just giving page
 
Laura McKay is fundraising for Kidney Care UK (justgiving.com)
 
The Charity Football match will take place on Sunday 18th August 2023

Episode 87: 10 Signs You May Have Kidney Disease

Aunty Pat Simoyi BEM, Advanced Practitioner of Kidney Disease, joins Dee Moore to discuss 10 signs that you may have kidney disease and why these happen.
 
These 10 signs are common indications that your kidneys have sustained serious damage. But it's vital to keep in mind that they can all be signs of other health conditions.
 
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Follow Pat Simoyi
 
Instagram: @simoyipat
 
10 Signs You May Have Kidney Disease Article by Kidney Care Uk
 
https://www.kidneycareuk.org/about-kidney-health/10-signs-you-may-have-kidney-disease/
 
For further information about Kidney Disease & support contact:
 
 Kidney Care UK
 
•           Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
•           Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
•           Tel: 01420 541 424
•           Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
•           Instagram: @kidneycareuk
•           YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
 
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org

Episode 86: Save Your Vein

Consultant Transplant and Vascular Surgeon, Dr Jeremy Crane, joins Dee Moore to share about Vein preservation.
They discuss:
🔴 The Save Your Vein campaign
🔴 Why it is important to have your blood tests taken via the back of your hand
🔴 What happens if it is not possible to have your blood tests taken via the back of your hand
and more!
 
For updates & more, follow Dee Moore on:
 
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGUfib7lu9eKENlLJ6lafw
TikTok: @diaryofakidneywarrior
Pinterest: @diaryofakidneywarrior
 
Follow Dr Jeremy Crane
 
Twitter: @JeremyCraneMD
 
Website: https://www.saveyourvein.org/
 
If you were affected by any of the issues covered in this episode, contact Kidney Care UK
 
Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
Tel: 01420 541 424
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
Instagram: @kidneycareuk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org

Episode 85: Cost of Living Crisis: Priced Out of Existence

Campaigner, Advocate & Dialysis Patient, Phoenix Halliwell, joins Dee Moore to share about the Cost of Living Crisis and it's impact on the lives of Dialysis Patients.
They discuss:
🟠 The priced out of existence campaign
🟠 The impact that the huge increase in gas, electricity & water costs have had on Dialysis Patients
🟠Renumeration by Hospitals
and more!
 
For updates & more, follow Dee Moore on:
 
Instagram: @diaryofakidneywarrior
Facebook: www.facebook.com/diaryofakidneywarrior
Twitter: @diaryofakidneyw
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGUfib7lu9eKENlLJ6lafw
TikTok: @diaryofakidneywarrior
Pinterest: @diaryofakidneywarrior
 
Kidney Care UK’s latest report summarises the campaign for home dialysis patients to receive appropriate reimbursement for their utility costs: https://www.kidneycareuk.org/news-and-campaigns/news/lack-reimbursement-leaves-home-haemodialysis-patients-left-out-cold/
 
If you were affected by any of the issues covered in this episode, contact Kidney Care UK
Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
Tel: 01420 541 424
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
Instagram: @kidneycareuk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
Priced Out of Existence Article
https://www.kidneycareuk.org/news-and-campaigns/news/priced-out-of-existence-the-true-cost-of-living-for-people-with-kidney-disease/
 
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Episode 84: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Primary Care, What do I Need to Know?

Renal Registrar & Clinical Research Fellow, Dr Javeria Peracha, joins Dee Moore to share about Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Primary Care, What do I Need to Know?
They discuss:
🔵 What is Primary Care?
🔵 The findings of Dr Javeria's research in the detection and management of Kidney Disease in Primary Care
🔵 What is eGFR & the stages of CKD
🔵 What to do if your eGFR is falling and you haven't been referred to Specialist care
🔵 The Kidney failure risk equation
and more!
 
For updates & more, follow Dee Moore on:
 
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/diaryofakidneywarrior
Twitter: @diaryofakidneyw
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGUfib7lu9eKENlLJ6lafw
TikTok: @diaryofakidneywarrior
Pinterest: @diaryofakidneywarrior
 
Follow Dr Javeria Peracha 
 
Twitter: 
@Javeria_Xx
 
If you were affected by any of the issues covered in this episode, contact Kidney Care UK
 
Website: www.kidneycarekuk.org
Email: info@kidneycareuk.org
Tel: 01420 541 424
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kidneycareuk.org
Instagram: @kidneycareuk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A
To sign up to receive the Kidney Matters Quarterly Magazine Email: info@kidneycareuk.org