What’s So Valuable About Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is often low in kidney disease. With winter approaching, warm clothes resurfacing, and more of our patients finding warmth indoors, it is time to proactively think about sun exposure and vitamin D.

Help your patients optimize their vitamin D levels this winter season using our “What’s So Valuable About Vitamin D?” handout!

This handout helps you start the conversation about vitamin D with your patients. Important conversation points covered include:

1. Importance of vitamin D in kidney and overall health
2. Sources of vitamin D (sun, food sources, supplements)
3. Vitamin D supplement vs. active vitamin D medications
4. Monitoring vitamin D levels
5. Simple and actionable steps to help your patients make impactful changes

Improve your patients’ understanding with catchy images, clear and easy-to-understand presentation, and even checklists to make it much easier to start making changes.

As always, this handout is available in Spanish and English.