In this month’s blog post, Emily Campbell, a registered dietitian, writes about sugars and PKD. November is Diabetes Awareness Month, so what better way than to think about sugar sources and the connection with PKD?
"I was diagnosed with PKD at age 11, and I’m now 42. I've lost 6 out of 9 of my family members to this disease, including my mom at age 45." Nina has been involved with the PKD Foundation of Canada for several years, having founded our Corner Brook, NF,...
Welcome to the PKD Foundation of Canada's November e-News! We have provided information important to helping you take action in your journey with PKD.
Friends, we have wonderful news! We hope you're filled with the same sense of pride and joy that we're experiencing as we look back on the 2023 Walk to END PKD. This year's event holds a special place in our hearts for so many wonderful reasons.
The PKD Foundation of Canada hosts the virtual PKD Summit every year. It is an opportunity for the PKD medical community, renal healthcare professionals, PKD patients, their families and loved ones to connect and hear presentations from top Canadian and International Key Opinion Leaders in the field of PKD. The...
What's new in the PKD world? A collection of news stories about PKD, posted during the month of November 2023.
Welcome to the PKD Foundation of Canada's October e-News! We have provided information important to helping you take action in your journey with PKD.
The Newmarket-based team "Jan's Butterflies to the MAX" has raised more than $22,000 this year for the Toronto Walk to END PKD! Part of their amazing success is due to their passion for the mission of the PKD Foundation of Canada, and the goal of ending PKD. They also are...
You’ve probably heard about self-care before. And living with PKD, it is important to take care of you. This is self-care: taking steps to preserve or improve your health through lifestyle changes. This blog post by Emily Campbell, registered dietitian, looks at how making health changes can help you manage...
"PKD was not spoken of when I was a child. My father inherited the disease from his father (my grandfather) who died before I was born, and no one else in the family had it. I have been in touch, in recent years, with extended family on my father’s side,...