This is Kidney Month and the Communications Director for the Manitoba branch of the Kidney Foundation of Canada Erica Vogt says Manitoba has the second highest rate of Kidney disease in Canada.  She says the biggest thing they want people to have as a take away from Kidney Month is to make sure they are getting active and being healthy and proactive in their kidney health.  She says you can actually lose 80 percent of your kidney function without symptoms showing so make sure that when you’re going to your doctor asking them to check how our kidneys are doing is really important.

You can get more information at their website www.kidney.ca/manitoba or call them at 1-800-729-7176.