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NEW YORK, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In honor of National Kidney Month which starts today, the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) national public awareness campaign, «Are You the 33%?» enters a new phase focusing on the connection between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD). NKF urges everyone to find out if they’re the 1 in 3 at risk for developing kidney disease by taking a one-minute quiz at MinuteForYourKidneys.org.

Diabetes is a leading risk factor for developing kidney disease. Over time, having high blood sugar from diabetes can cause damage inside your kidneys. But it doesn’t have to end up this way; because with careful control of glucose (sugar) levels, there is evidence that you can prevent kidney disease in people with diabetes.

Award-winning actress, Debbie Allen joined the campaign as the T2D Campaign Celebrity Spokesperson in February, Black History Month, to help promote awareness of diabetes as a leading cause for developing chronic kidney disease. Allen has a family history of diabetes and was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes. On March 11^th, World Kidney Day, people with T2D will have a unique opportunity to attend a virtual fireside chat to hear Debbie Allen’s personal story first-hand. Allen will be joined by NKF’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Joseph Vassalotti and a patient advocate with T2D and chronic kidney disease. Participants will have the opportunity to ask the speakers their own questions via a chat function. See registration details. Note this event is not open to media.

«Millions of adults in the U.S. are walking around with kidney disease and don’t even know it. And if you have type 2 diabetes you are at increased risk for developing kidney disease,» said Kevin Longino, CEO of National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant patient. «Having kidney disease also puts you at greater risk of developing life-threatening complications from COVID-19, so it’s really important that people go to our one minute quiz and find out about their kidney health.»

People of certain racial and ethnic groups are more likely to develop kidney disease than others. Blacks or African Americans are 13 percent of the U.S. population, but represent 35 percent of those with kidney failure. Hispanics or Latinos are 1.3 times as likely as non-Hispanics/Latinos to develop kidney failure. A leading cause of kidney disease is diabetes which is more prevalent in these communities. Everyone needs to know about kidney disease, but especially if you have any one of these additional risk factors: high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history of kidney disease.

«With 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. at risk for developing kidney disease, we must urgently transform understanding risk into taking actions to protect kidney health,» said Joseph Vassalotti, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at the NKF. «We want to help millions of Americans who have type 2 diabetes – those at highest risk for developing kidney disease – by encouraging them to talk to their doctors to learn if testing and other treatments are right for them.»

The «Are You the 33%?» campaign urges T2D patients and everyone with a risk factor to learn more by taking a simple, one-minute online quiz at MinuteForYourKidneys.org.  The campaign microsite is available in both English and Spanish at MinuteForYourKidneys.org. Patients should also ask their doctors about two simple tests to diagnose kidney disease: a specific urine test, called uACR, and a calculated blood test, called eGFR.

In addition, Healthy.io, the creator of smartphone urinalysis, is partnering with the NKF to offer its home urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) test kit, free of charge, to people with type 2 diabetes who are at increased risk for developing kidney disease. Take the one-minute quiz at MinuteForYourKidneys.org.

Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #MinuteForYourKidneys. 

About Kidney Disease
In the United States, 37 million adults are estimated to have kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease—and approximately 90 percent don’t know they have it.  1 in 3 American adults are at risk for chronic kidney disease.  Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People of African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Asian, or Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for developing the disease. African Americans are almost 4 times more likely than White Americans to have kidney failure.  Hispanics are 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanics to have kidney failure.

About National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the U.S. For more information about NKF, visit www.kidney.org.

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NUEVA YORK, 1 de marzo de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — En honor al Mes Nacional del Riñón que comienza hoy, la campaña nacional de concientización pública de la Fundación Nacional del Riñón (NKF) «» ¿Formas parte del 33? entra en una nueva fase que se centra en la conexión entre la diabetes tipo 2 (T2D) y la enfermedad renal, también conocida como enfermedad renal crónica (ERC). La NKF urge a todos a que averigüen si son el 1 de cada 3 personas que está en riesgo de desarrollar una enfermedad renal respondiendo un cuestionario de un minuto en MinuteForYourKidneys.org.

La diabetes es un factor de riesgo principal para desarrollar enfermedad renal. Con el tiempo, tener un alto nivel de azúcar en la sangre debido a padecer de diabetes puede dañar el interior de los riñones. Pero no tiene por qué terminar de esta manera, porque existe evidencia de que con un control cuidadoso de los niveles de glucosa (azúcar) se puede prevenir la enfermedad renal en personas con diabetes.

La galardonada actriz Debbie Allen se unió a la campaña como la celebridad portavoz de la Campaña de prevención de la diabetes tipo 2 en febrero, el Mes de la Historia Afroestadounidense, para ayudar a promover la concientización sobre la diabetes como una de las principales causas del desarrollo de enfermedad renal crónica. Allen tiene antecedentes familiares de diabetes y fue recientemente diagnosticada con prediabetes. El 11 de marzo, el Día Mundial del Riñón, las personas con diabetes tipo 2 tendrán la oportunidad única de asistir a una charla virtual informal para escuchar la historia personal de Debbie Allen narrada por ella misma. Allen estará acompañada por el director médico de la NKF, el Dr. Joseph Vassalotti, un defensor de pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 y enfermedad renal crónica. Los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de hacer sus propias preguntas a los oradores a través de una función de chat. Consulte los detalles para registrarse. Tenga en cuenta que este evento no está abierto a los medios.

«Millones de adultos en los EE. UU. viven con enfermedades renales y ni siquiera lo saben. Y si usted tiene diabetes tipo 2, tiene un mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedad renal», dijo Kevin Longino, director ejecutivo de la Fundación Nacional del Riñón y paciente de trasplante de riñón. «Tener una enfermedad renal también lo pone en mayor riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones potencialmente mortales a causa de la COVID-19, por lo que es realmente importante que las personas respondan a nuestro cuestionario de un minuto y conozcan su salud renal».

Las personas de ciertos grupos raciales y étnicos tienen más probabilidades de desarrollar una enfermedad renal que las de otros. Los negros o afroamericanos constituyen el 13 por ciento de la población de EE. UU., pero representan el 35 por ciento de las personas con insuficiencia renal. Los hispanos o latinos presentan 1.3 veces más probabilidades que quienes no son hispanos/latinos de desarrollar insuficiencia renal. Una de las principales causas de enfermedad renal es la diabetes que es más frecuente en estas comunidades. Todos deben contar con información sobre la enfermedad renal, pero especialmente si se cuenta con alguno de estos factores de riesgo adicionales: presión arterial alta, enfermedad cardíaca, obesidad y un historial familiar de enfermedad renal.

«Con 1 de cada 3 adultos en los EE. UU. esta en riesgo de desarrollar enfermedad renal, debemos transformar urgentemente la comprensión de este riesgo en acciones para proteger la salud renal», dijo el Dr. Joseph Vassalotti, director médico de la NKF. «Queremos ayudar a millones de estadounidenses que tienen diabetes tipo 2, aquellos que presentan un mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedad renal, al alentarlos a hablar con sus médicos para saber si las pruebas y otros tratamientos son adecuados para ellos».

La campaña  ¿Formas parte del 33? urge a los pacientes con diabetes tipo 2 y a todas las personas con un factor de riesgo a que aprendan más respondiendo un cuestionario en línea simple de un minuto en MinuteForYourKidneys.org.  El micrositio de la campaña está disponible en inglés y español en MinuteForYourKidneys.org. Los pacientes también deben preguntar a sus médicos acerca de dos pruebas simples para diagnosticar la enfermedad renal: una prueba específica de orina, llamada uACR, y una prueba de sangre calculada, llamada eGFR.

Además, Healthy.io, el creador del análisis de orina por teléfonos inteligentes, se ha asociado con la NKF para ofrecer su kit de prueba de la proporción de albúmina/creatinina en la orina (uACR) en casa, sin cargo, a las personas con diabetes tipo 2 que estén en mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedad renal. Responda al cuestionario de un minuto en MinuteForYourKidneys.org.

Únase a la conversación en las redes sociales utilizando el hashtag #MinuteForYourKidneys. 

Acerca de la enfermedad renal
En los Estados Unidos, se estima que 37 millones de adultos tienen enfermedad renal, también conocida como enfermedad renal crónica y que aproximadamente el 90 por ciento no sabe que la tiene.  1 de cada 3 adultos estadounidenses tiene riesgo de padecer enfermedad renal crónica.  Los factores de riesgo para la enfermedad renal incluyen: diabetes, presión arterial alta, enfermedad cardíaca, obesidad y un historial familiar de enfermedad renal. Las personas de ascendencia afroamericana, hispana, indígena estadounidense, asiática o de las islas del Pacífico tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar la enfermedad. Los afroamericanos tienen casi cuatro veces más probabilidades que los estadounidenses blancos de padecer insuficiencia renal.  Los hispanos tienen 1.3 veces más probabilidades que los no hispanos de sufrir insuficiencia renal.

Acerca de la Fundación Nacional del Riñón
La Fundación Nacional del Riñón (NKF) es la organización centrada en el paciente más grande, completa y de larga data dedicada a la concientización, la prevención y el tratamiento de la enfermedad renal en los EE. UU. Para obtener más información, visite www.kidney.org.

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NEW YORK, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of National Kidney Month which starts today, the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) national public awareness campaign, «Are You the 33%?» enters a new phase focusing on the connection between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD). NKF urges everyone to find out if they’re the 1 in 3 at risk for developing kidney disease by taking a one-minute quiz at MinuteForYourKidneys.org.

Diabetes is a leading risk factor for developing kidney disease. Over time, having high blood sugar from diabetes can cause damage inside your kidneys. But it doesn’t have to end up this way; because with careful control of glucose (sugar) levels, there is evidence that you can prevent kidney disease in people with diabetes.

Award-winning actress, Debbie Allen joined the campaign as the T2D Campaign Celebrity Spokesperson in February, Black History Month, to help promote awareness of diabetes as a leading cause for developing chronic kidney disease. Allen has a family history of diabetes and was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes. On March 11^th, World Kidney Day, people with T2D will have a unique opportunity to attend a virtual fireside chat to hear Debbie Allen’s personal story first-hand. Allen will be joined by NKF’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Joseph Vassalotti and a patient advocate with T2D and chronic kidney disease. Participants will have the opportunity to ask the speakers their own questions via a chat function. See registration details. Note this event is not open to media.

«Millions of adults in the U.S. are walking around with kidney disease and don’t even know it. And if you have type 2 diabetes you are at increased risk for developing kidney disease,» said Kevin Longino, CEO of National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant patient. «Having kidney disease also puts you at greater risk of developing life-threatening complications from COVID-19, so it’s really important that people go to our one minute quiz and find out about their kidney health.»

People of certain racial and ethnic groups are more likely to develop kidney disease than others. Blacks or African Americans are 13 percent of the U.S. population, but represent 35 percent of those with kidney failure. Hispanics or Latinos are 1.3 times as likely as non-Hispanics/Latinos to develop kidney failure. A leading cause of kidney disease is diabetes which is more prevalent in these communities. Everyone needs to know about kidney disease, but especially if you have any one of these additional risk factors: high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history of kidney disease.

«With 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. at risk for developing kidney disease, we must urgently transform understanding risk into taking actions to protect kidney health,» said Joseph Vassalotti, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at the NKF. «We want to help millions of Americans who have type 2 diabetes – those at highest risk for developing kidney disease – by encouraging them to talk to their doctors to learn if testing and other treatments are right for them.»

The «Are You the 33%?» campaign urges T2D patients and everyone with a risk factor to learn more by taking a simple, one-minute online quiz at MinuteForYourKidneys.org.  The campaign microsite is available in both English and Spanish at MinuteForYourKidneys.org. Patients should also ask their doctors about two simple tests to diagnose kidney disease: a specific urine test, called uACR, and a calculated blood test, called eGFR.

In addition, Healthy.io, the creator of smartphone urinalysis, is partnering with the NKF to offer its home urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR) test kit, free of charge, to people with type 2 diabetes who are at increased risk for developing kidney disease. Take the one-minute quiz at MinuteForYourKidneys.org.

Join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #MinuteForYourKidneys. 

About Kidney Disease
In the United States, 37 million adults are estimated to have kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease—and approximately 90 percent don’t know they have it.  1 in 3 American adults are at risk for chronic kidney disease.  Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People of African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Asian, or Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for developing the disease. African Americans are almost 4 times more likely than White Americans to have kidney failure.  Hispanics are 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanics to have kidney failure.

About National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the U.S. For more information about NKF, visit www.kidney.org.

Facebook.com   
Twitter:@NKF 
www.kidney.org  

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SOURCE National Kidney Foundation