As with any medical condition, early recognition and treatment is the key to managing kidney disease. There are many people who have chronic kidney disease and do not realize it for a long time, because the early warning signs can be very easy to dismiss, or they may have minimal symptoms.
It can take years, even decades, for chronic kidney disease to turn into kidney failure, and the earlier that you recognize the signs of an inefficiently functioning kidney, the better your chances are for regaining your kidney health.