Table 2.

Final Renal Diet Question Prompt Sheet

Dear Patient, This information sheet has been sent to you by the Renal Dietitian. Please read through the questions before your consultation and make a tick ✓next to questions that are important to you. Think about other questions about the diet that you might have and write them on the other side of this sheet. Please bring this sheet with you to the consultation with the Dietitian. They will discuss the answers to these questions, as well as any other questions you may have.

Common questions about the renal diet  □ Why do I need a special diet?  □ How does this diet help my kidney disease?  □ What symptoms will the renal diet help me with?  □ How long do I need to follow this renal diet for?

About the diet  □ What foods can I eat?  □ Are there any foods I need to avoid?  □ How is the renal diet different from other diets?  □ How do I combine my renal diet with my diabetic diet?  □ Will I still be able to eat my favourite foods?  □ Will you give me a menu?  □ Where can I get some recipes for my renal diet?  □ Can I eat out if I need to follow the renal diet?  □ Can I drink alcohol?  □ Do I need to take any vitamin supplements when I am on the renal diet?  □ Do I need to cook differently for the renal diet?

Monitoring my health on the renal diet  □ How will I know if I am following the diet correctly?

Finding more information about the renal diet  □ What should I look at on the food label?  □ Where can I get more information about the diet?

My own questions for the Dietitian: