We’re talking with Nephrologist Dugan Maddux about kidney health on May’s Diabetes Late Nite podcast scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 6 PM, EST.

Do you know that high blood pressure and diabetes are the main causes of Chronic kidney disease (CKD)?

 Almost half of individuals with CKD also have diabetes and/or self-reported cardiovascular disease (CVD). More than 661,000 Americans have kidney failure.

Nephrologist Dugan Maddux champions Fresenius Medical Care’s clinical innovation endeavors across the continent and is co-founder of the Gamewood companies, including Acumen Physician Solutions. Blogger, writer, and essayist, she developed the Nephrology Oral History project chronicling early dialysis pioneers. 

Curious about the history of dialysis? 

Dr. Willem Johan Kolff began designing the artificial kidney at the University of Groningen in 1938, but moved to a small-town hospital to continue his work after Germany invaded The Netherlands during World War II. Dr. Kolff theorized that if a machine could replace the failing kidney for a few days to weeks, filtering out acid and waste materials from the blood, then the kidney tissue could regenerate and function again.

Using the restricted resources available during the war, Dr. Kolff created the first kidney machine from laundry tubs, a wooden drum, metal, a semipermeable sausage casing, and an electric motor. He filled the casing with blood, expelled the air, added the kidney waste product urea, and shook up the device in salt water. Small molecules of urea passed through the casing into the water, while the larger blood molecules stayed put.

“Dr. Kolff’s accomplishments underscore the power of one. He identified unmet needs and thought big,” said Lynda Szczech, MD, chair of the ASN Dialysis Advisory Group and associate professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center. “His contributions were not just a piece of the pie, as so many of us strive to contribute. Dr. Kolff provided the pie plate and crust that are the vital supports for every nephrologist who follows him.”

We’re talking about ‘hush hush’ topics in diabetes wellness such as intimacy issues, fears and food phobias with musical inspiration from H.E.R. on Diabetes Late Nite courtesy of SONY Music.

H.E.R. chooses to keep her true identity a secret but that’s proving harder to do after winning Best New Artist and Best R&B Song Grammy Awards this past year.

Guests include Janis Roszler LMFT, RD, LD/N, CDE, FAND, Michael Priv, Cheryl Farley “Food as Medicine” Nutritionist, Dr. Dugan Maddux and the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach.

Throughout the podcast we will be playing music from H.E.R.’s “I Used To Know Her: The Prelude” album courtesy of SONY Music.

Diabetes Late Nite is a fast-paced, full-filled hour of diabetes education and wellness advice that encourages listeners to “laugh a little, learn a  lot.