Welcome back to PKD News Blog.  There is more news from the PKD community this week.  There is yet no cure for this chronic kidney disease.  Over 600,000 suffer from this genetic condition in the USA.  Please make a contribution to help ongoing research to find a cure.  You can make a contribution to the PKD Foundation at PKDcure.org  Read the news and Pass it on!

Families

From Irish Newspaper, The Leitrim Observer
Six Drumkeerin siblings survive due to kidney transplants

From Sussex, Wisconsin: go to www.JeffsKidney.com

Sussex Man Asks for a Donated Kidney on a 10-foot Billboard

Support Groups

From DailyStrength.org
PKD Support Group Forum

From DailyStrength.org
So This is the Disease I Have

From DailyStrength.org
General Discussions

From PKD Sacramento
Get Tweets Monday 8 PM PDT

From PKDWillNotBeatMe.com
"Wind Beneath My Wings"

From PKDCure.org
PKD Progress Donation, Please Make A Donation


Treatment

From Kidney-Cares.org

An Effective Treatment for People with PKD and Diabetes

From PKDClinic.org (question answered by Physician)

How to Prevent PKD with PKD gene

From Kidney-Support.org

What Is Polycystic Kidney Disease Diet

From LinkedIn: Kidney-Cares.org

What Fruits And Vegetables PKD Patients Can Not Eat

From Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: New insights into treatment

Medical Information

From Fu Neng Kidney Disease Hospital

Why Do Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients Have Protein in Urine?

Research

From Nature.com

Defective glucose metabolism in polycystic kidney disease identifies a new therapeutic strategy

From nejm.org (New England Journal of Medicine)

Tolvaptan in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease