30-03-2025
The KidneyMobile returns to Peoria for free kidney screenings
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The KidneyMobile is back in Peoria to raise awareness about kidney diseases.
March is National Kidney Month. Representatives from The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois set up inside the Carver Community Center for free screenings for kidney disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
The organization's senior director of marketing and communications said one in three adults are at risk for chronic kidney disease.
'Kidney disease is one of those silent killers. It doesn't have a lot of early symptoms. So if you don't know you have the disease, it could be progressing, and then you find yourself suddenly on dialysis or in need of a transplant. And we want to avoid that. We want people to know early in the process that they have maybe something going on, some elevated numbers so they can change their diet, change their exercise, make some simple lifestyle changes,' said Sara Jane Castro.
She recommends watching your sugar and sodium intake, especially if you have high blood pressure or diabetes.
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