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Registration Required: Learn About Diabetes and Kidney Health
There are more than 30 million Americans with chronic kidney disease. Diabetes is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease, where 1 in 3 people with diabetes has kidney disease. In this interactive session, board-certified Nephrologist and Assistant Professor at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dr. Jia Hwei Ng will discuss the following:
1. How diabetes affects kidney disease
2. The 10 myths of kidney disease
3. How do you know if you have kidney disease
4. How to treat kidney disease
This program is brought to you courtesy of Nassau Libraries Health Share.