When My Fasting Glucose Started Rising After Kidney Transplant: An Early Warning Sign and My Action Plan

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Table of Contents A Number I Was Not Expecting to See Understanding My Rising Fasting Glucose Trend What Do Fasting Glucose Readings Mean After Kidney Transplant? Why Fasting Glucose Matters After Kidney Transplant Looking Honestly at What Had Changed From Fear to a Practical Action Plan What Every Kidney Transplant Recipient Should Know When to … Read more

Vitamin D After Kidney Transplant: Monitoring, Deficiency and Supplementation

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Table of Contents What My Vitamin D Deficiency Taught Me After Transplant The Short Answer Why Vitamin D Matters After Kidney Transplant Persistent Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplant What the Evidence Says About Vitamin D After Kidney Transplant What My Own Vitamin D Results Taught Me Why Vitamin D Levels Can Fall Again A Practical Framework … Read more

Can a Kidney Transplant Patient Fast During Ramadan? Risks, Safety and What I Learned

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Table of Contents A Ramadan I Won’t Forget Can a Kidney Transplant Patient Fast During Ramadan? What the Research Shows — And What It Doesn’t Why Fasting Can Be More Complicated After Kidney Transplant Who Should Be Especially Cautious About Ramadan Fasting? What My Symptoms Clearly Told Me Why Laboratory Trends Matter More Than One … Read more

Nutrition After Kidney Transplant: Eating to Protect Your Graft for the Long Term

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After a kidney transplant, food often becomes less restrictive than it was during dialysis—but that does not mean nutrition stops mattering. A functioning transplanted kidney can give you much greater dietary freedom, while your eating habits still influence blood pressure, blood sugar, body weight, cholesterol and cardiovascular health. Immunosuppressive medicines can also affect appetite, glucose … Read more