What is stage 3 chronic kidney disease? A person with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) has moderate kidney damage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What are the causes of chronic renal failure? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) slowly gets worse over months or years. you may not notice any symptoms for some time. The loss of function may be so slow that you do not have symptoms until your kidneys have almost stopped working. The final stage of chronic kidney disease is called end-stage renal disease --------------------------------------------------------------------- What is Chronic Kidney Disease? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function over time. To read more about kidney function, see How Your Kidneys Work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CKD is also known as chronic renal disease. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is stage 3 chronic kidney disease? A person with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) has moderate kidney damage. This stage is broken up into two: a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for Stage 3A is 45-59 mL/min and a decrease in GFR for Stage 3B is 30-44 mL/min. -------------------------------------------------------- CKD Stage Stage 1 GFR level (mL/min/1.73 m2) = 90 ------------------------------------------------------ CKD Stage Stage 2 GFR level (mL/min/1.73 m2) 60 – 89 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A person with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) has moderate kidney damage. This stage is broken up into two: a decrease in glomerular filtration rate . (GFR) for Stage 3A is 45-59 mL/min and a decrease in GFR for Stage 3B is 30-44 mL/min --------------------------------------------------------------------- CKD Stage GFR level (mL/min/1.73 m2) Stage 5 < 15 --------------------------------------------------------------------- THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT KIDNEY FAILURE: If tests reveal a problem, your doctor will recommend ways to slow the decline in kidney function and prevent kidney failure, which include the following:- Controlling your blood sugar Controlling your blood pressure Taking blood pressure medicines ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE DUE TO DIABETES AND HOW TO AVOID DIALYSIS? Although people with type 2 diabetes are at greater risk of kidney problems, but still the stage of arriving in kidney failure can be prevented by taking care of sugar levels. If the stage has already come and the patient is in chronic kidney disease phase, then there are certain ayurvedic herbs which should be used along with whatever treatments are going on. It can be even dialysis also.