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Overview of anemia of inflammation, also called anemia of chronic disease, a type of anemia that affects people who have conditions that cause inflammation.

Overview of the tests used to diagnose kidney disease, including the blood and urine tests for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urine albumin.

Overview of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevention, including risk factors and steps to keep kidneys healthy, like preventing high blood pressure and diabetes.

Overview of chronic kidney disease (CKD) management, including types of medicines to take, healthy habits to adopt, and a description of your health care team.

Advice about what to eat and drink to slow chronic kidney disease (CKD), including suggestions to work with a dietitian to create and change meal plans.

Overview of the main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD), including diabetes and high blood pressure, glomerular diseases, and polycystic kidney disease.

Overview of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a progressive disease that can damage the kidneys. Kidney disease may get worse over time and lead to kidney failure.

Learn about diabetic kidney disease (DKD), who is at risk, how to keep your kidneys healthy, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and what to do if you have DKD.

Encouraging news: People with diabetes are living longer, healthier lives with fewer complications. What’s the driving force? Greater awareness and better control of risk factors are moving the needle.

CDC’s Chronic Kidney Disease Initiative was congressionally mandated to build capacity and infrastructure for a public health approach to CKD.