“20 million with a Silent Killer: Kidney Disease goes from bad to worse to death. Is Vitamin D the super hero?” ~ Cynthia G. Creel April 27, 2013

“20 million with a Silent Killer:

Kidney Disease  goes from bad to worse to death.

Is Vitamin D the super hero?”
~ Cynthia G. Creel
April 27, 2013

My Story:

A few months ago I found out that my friend had kidney failure. I was saddened such a vital person was now forced to become dependant on so many others. Something he abhorred the idea for many years and now he is stuck. His story is like so many others, extra weight and diabetes and now kidney failure. What is there left to do?

No symptoms from kidney disease and affecting millions: 

Percent with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) among adult U.S. population 
by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.

According the  Center of  Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) (2)  early signs of  Chronic kidney disease (CDK) when the kidneys are damaged and can no longer filter blood as needed are symptom free and can only be detected by a blood test. It is being closely associated with diabetes, hypertension, and other cardiovascular diseases. It affects 20 million (10%) adults 20 years older or older in the United States . The more problems you have the more likely you will have CDK , of those with CDK  more than 35% of adults age 20 and up with diabetes and 20% of adults age 20 and up have hypertension. 50% more often CDK will developed into kidney failure for women than men with the only treatment options are dialysis or kidney transplant. Kidney failure affects African Americans  4 times more. Individuals with CKD are 16 to 40 times greater risk of dying before they reach Kidney Failure. 

New Studies vitamin D, seasonal and kidney function:

Few people know that kidney function or glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is connected to the seasons with wintertime  and summertime according to a new study with vitamin D levels fluctuation between winter and summer months. The study concluded that GFR should be monitored carefully with seasonal changes.(1) 

With a second study on the relationship of vitamin D and Kidney transplant published in March 2013(3) the authors found there was no connection between Vitamin D and transplant success or survival.  However there was relationship of higher risk of loss of functional renal outcomes though interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (affecting kidney function) and low levels of vitamin D  when vitamin D 3 levels were detected low 3 months after a transplant. 

Final Words:

Another silent killer is out there waiting to take a productive person and turn them into a needy person that many die way to early. Of course the silent killer of CDK has a great risk of killing before it actually turns into kidney failure.  

With the new association of Vitamin D levels and kidney function it might be wise to confirm with your medical professional the levels of vitamin D and kidney function. And if you are already part of the 20 million with CKD it might be time to take extra care before kidney failure can take hold finding out if your vitamin D levels are acceptable though your medical care professional. 

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Sources:

(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21617334

(2) http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/factsheets/kidney.htm

(3)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23539758
J Am Soc Nephrol.