By far the number one cause of kidney disease in Fiji is diabetes.
The nephrologist Dr. Anis Ta’eed says kidney disease is a major problem around the world and is increasingly recognized.
Dr. Ta’eed says the second leading cause is high blood pressure, adding that the combined results are in the vast majority of people with kidney disease.
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“The best statistic they have is that the national prevalence in Fiji is between 13 and 14 percent of the general population, but 90 percent of the public is unaware of kidney disease because the disease doesn’t know about kidney disease at first at a very late stage Symptoms appear at the time. “
Dr. Ta’eed says a lot of the work they do to prevent kidney disease from getting worse is making sure their blood pressure and diabetes are well controlled, and there is a heavy emphasis on dietary interventions.
He adds that patients at the Fiji National Kidney Center also work with dietitians.
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