TikTok Kidney Warrior

TikTok Kidney Warrior Hi, I'm Darren the Tiktok Kidney Warrior. Kidney Patient, Advocate and Medical Website Editor www.myhsn.co.uk

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Email [email protected] My name is Darren, and I am a kidney patient who raises awareness of Chronic Kidney Disease. You can find most of my awareness work on Tiktok under my alias Ttkwarrior. I represent several charities as an ambassador and peer mentor, and have appeared many times in the media trying to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease. My aim is to educate as many people on Kidney Disease and it's potential prevention (where applicable) as possible.

10/10/2025

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is 10 October 2025

But mental health doesn’t take a day off. Not on World Mental Health Day and not on any other day of the year.

Please reach out if you need help or advice 🙏

09/10/2025

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a silent killer. Most people don't realise that uncontrolled hypertension can damage the kidneys.

That frequent pressure damages the blood vessels within the kidneys, which in turn can weaken the filters in the kidneys. This can lead to the filtering units not doing their job correctly and increasing the risk of protein leaking into your urine. Over time this can lead to chronic kidney disease and kidney failure.

The best way to protect your kidneys:

🥗 Eat a diet lower in salt (sodium)

🏃 Exercise more often and maintain your weight

🩺 Keep an eye on your blood pressure and let your doctor know for any changes

💊 Take your meds as prescribed

😀 Reduce the stress in your life if possible

Healthy kidneys protect your blood pressure and healthy blood pressure protects your kidneys.

They are a team🤝

To test, see your doctor!

08/10/2025

These are some of the risk factors for kidney disease. If you have these or some of these, you could be at risk of kidney disease.

All data taken from the NHS website.

Please see a doctor for advice and to test for kidney disease.

07/10/2025

These are early signs that there could be something wrong with your kidneys. Please see a doctor if you're experiencing any of the symptoms frequently.

06/10/2025

Another CKD symptoms video from myhsn.co.uk

If you have any questions then please feel free to ask.

See your doctor to test and for advice.

04/10/2025

Kidney Disease can have many warning signs. It can also have zero warning signs. Sometimes people wake up and feel really unwell, unknowing that their kidneys have failed.

Certain people are at risk, so it's best for those people to get tested once a year to make sure they are being kept safe and healthy.

1. People with diabetes
2. People with high blood pressure
3. Those with a family history of kidney disease
4. People over the age of 60
5. People of certain ethnic backgrounds
6. People who smoke
7. People who are overweight
8. People who take certain over the counter medications over a long time
9. People with heart disease

Please get tested if you're in those brackets. Please ask questions if you'd like to know more. I'm here to help people.

See your doctor to test!

Last night I hosted my monthly quiz at my local coffee shop Catch Up Coffee shop As always, I donated my fee to my favo...
03/10/2025

Last night I hosted my monthly quiz at my local coffee shop Catch Up Coffee shop

As always, I donated my fee to my favourite charity Kidney Research UK which will be collected with future quizzes and paid altogether by the coffee shop close to Christmas time.

Thank you to all who came along and had a lovely evening. Looking forward to next month already. Remember you can book in by contacting the coffee shop 💜💜💜💜

02/10/2025

Fatigue and tiredness are a major part of chronic illness and chronic kidney disease in particular. There is no shame in feeling tired, it is very common for kidney patients to feel this way.

Are you constantly feeling tired and haven't had any form of diagnosis? See a doctor for help.

The test for kidney disease is easy. A blood test and a urine test. Simple!

This month I set myself a challenge: 250,000 steps to raise awareness for kidney disease 💜Every single step, I proudly w...
01/10/2025

This month I set myself a challenge: 250,000 steps to raise awareness for kidney disease 💜

Every single step, I proudly wore my Kidney Research UK hoodie – sparking conversations, raising eyebrows, and hopefully getting more people talking about kidney disease.

It wasn’t easy. Swollen ankles and asthma made it tough at times, but I pushed through and reached my goal.

I put my best foot forward, and if it helped even one person start thinking or talking about kidney disease, then every step was worth it.

30/09/2025

Kidney Disease sometimes has some very common symptoms, sometimes it has no symptoms. Other times it can have fairly rare or less common symptoms. These are some of the less frequent symptoms associated with kidney disease. Please see your doctor for help or to test for kidney disease. Thank you.

29/09/2025

There are so many people in the UK waiting for an organ. As a kidney patient of 8 years, this is something I have worried about for a long time. It's a scary thing for me. I pray a cure is found soon, for everyone's sake 🙏

28/09/2025

Chronic Kidney Disease is becoming a global health crisis! We need to try and stop it from happening where possible. Researchers are working hard to try to find a cure!

See your doctor for assistance and to test

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