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Father on verge of Kidney Dialysis

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SimplesL

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Hi all

Does anyone have any advise for my dad; like me a type 2 diabetic (it wasn't just his stubborn streak I inherited).

He has been diagnosed as stage 4 but very close to stage 5 CKD & is seeing a pre-dialysis nurse tomorrow.

They think he will need dialysis in approx. 6 to 12 months; but blood tests not good & seems to me it may be sooner rather than later.

He is worried he may not be able to drive after a session. I told him to write it all down & ask the nurse. Hopefully my mother will as she is going with him.

I suppose as well I'm concerned I may also end up with this although unlike my dad I've never smoked; but neither of us are overweight & we are both active. For someone who is 75 I think he is very fit; walks most days & we go swimminig once a week.

Has anyone had any experience of this as a result of diabetes?
 
Hi Simples

Sorry to hear about your Dad.

Unfortunately I have no experience of kidney disease to share, but wanted to wish you both well

M
 
My dad was type 1 diabetic and ended up on dialysis , cant help with the car tho as he always used to be picked up by ambulance
 
Hi Simples.

From what I've heard, it can make the patient feel a bit weak for a while, so I would have thought it best to avoid driving, but I've no direct experience. Definitly one to ask the nurse.🙂

Rob
 
Actually, someone is likely to feel at their worst immediately before and at their best immediately after dialysis, because the session removes the waste products that have built up in the blood between sessions.

The specialist nurse is likely to be able to help with advice specific to your Dad and to the area eg transport / parking arrangements vary between areas and hospitals.

It's likely that a person diagnosed more recently with type 2 diabetes will have been offered treatment that wasn't available to a person diagnosed longer ago eg anti-hypertensive medication to treat high blood pressure and protect kidneys, wider range of blood glucose control medications etc. So, it's not inevitable that SimplesL will follow the same life course as their Dad. And 5.8 is a good HbA1c reading.
 
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