Medicine's Boonphiphop Boonpheng on kidney diseases and water intake

Kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: How much water should you drink?

Everyday Health: Boonphiphop Boonpheng, clinical assistant professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, highlighted considerations that can make water recommendations with chronic kidney disease and diabetes complex. “In advanced kidney disease or for those on dialysis, you might need to restrict water intake to prevent low sodium levels in the blood,” said Boonpheng.