The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

Tools

Interactive resources that will help you to properly monitor your health through diet and exercise and stay healthy.

Prevention and Wellness

• Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator (NHLBI, NIH)
• Brain Basics: Preventing Stroke (NINDS, NIH)
• Exercising for a Healthy Life (NLM, NIH)
• Lifestyle Changes (NHLBI, NIH)
• Managing Cholesterol (NLM, NIH)
• Managing Stress (NLM, NIH)
• Menu Planner (NHLBI, NIH)
• Portion Distortion Quiz (NHLBI, NIH)
• Smoking – The Facts (NHLBI, NIH)

The National Kidney Disease Education Program offers additional interactive tools for patients and health care professionals.

• Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Calculators (to assess kidney function in adults and children)
• Nephrology Consult Letter Template (for health care professionals)
• Video: You Have The Power To Prevent Kidney Disease
  • RealPlayer with captioning (56k | Broadband)
  • Download RealPlayer
  • Quicktime Player without captioning (56k | Broadband)
  • Download Quicktime
• Video: Cynthia’s Story About Kidney Failure
• NKDEP’s Radio Public Service Announcements (PSAs)