Chronic kidney disease program
Health checks
Every year, ask your doctor about these wellness checks. You may need some of them more than once a year.
- Blood pressure
- Total cholesterol (HDL, LDL, triglycerides)
- Urine protein or albumin
- Glomerular filtration rate
- Creatinine
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu shot
Also, check with your doctor to see if your pneumonia shot is up to date.
Kidney disease is a condition in which the kidneys are damaged and can no longer remove waste from the body. Detecting kidney disease early can keep your kidneys from getting worse. Our kidney disease program is part of our Disease Management program. We want to help you understand kidney disease and learn how to live well with it.
Managing CKD
Testing, monitoring and making simple lifestyle changes can make a difference. By following your treatment plan, there’s a lot you can do to live well. You can manage your condition and work with your primary care physician to:
- Create a personal action plan (PDF)
- Use medicines correctly
- Eat healthy foods and monitor your fluid intake
- Get a flu shot every year
- Quit smoking
Other resources
Contact our Disease Management department
To talk with a Disease Management nurse, call us at 1-800-392-4247 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Log in to Member Secure Services and click the Health and Wellness tab for more health resources, including in-depth information about these conditions.
page modified 09/23/2011