Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Insipidus: Introduction

Diabetes insipidous is a metabolic disorder involving the pituitary gland and the kidneys. Although it shares the name, diabetes insipidous is not a subtype nor in any way related to the more common sugar diabetes (diabetes mellitus).

Symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus

• Excessive urination - often clearer than normal.
• Clear urine
• Frequent urination
• Night urination
• Bedwetting - in children
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 16 symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Diabetes Insipidus:

• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
  • Home TSH Tests
  • Home Adrenal Function Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
  • Home Weight Testing
  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
  • Home Body Fat Monitoring
  • Home Fitness Testing
• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Adrenal Function Testing
  • Home Thyroid Function Tests
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Testing
  • Home Blood Glucose Test Kits
  • Home Urine Glucose Tests
  • Home Urine Ketone Tests
  • Home Diabetes HbA1c Tests
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
• more tests...»

Diabetes Insipidus: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Diabetes Insipidus:

• Water intoxication - for dypsogenic DI
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Diabetes Insipidus

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Diabetes Insipidus

• Urine sugar test - to test for diabetes mellitus
• Blood sugar test
• Urinalysis
• Fluid deprivation test
• Brain MRI
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Diabetes Insipidus

Wrongly Diagnosed with Diabetes Insipidus?

• Misdiagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus
• Failure to diagnose Diabetes Insipidus
• Hidden causes of Diabetes Insipidus (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Insipidus: Self Assessment Tools

• Heart Attack -- Self Assessment Tools
• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Exercise -- Self Assessment Tools
• Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
• Fertility -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Diabetes Insipidus: Medical Mistakes

• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Diabetes Insipidus: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Diabetes Insipidus:

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• Dieting & Weight management: products & offers »
• Heart health products & offers »
• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• High cholesterol
• more product offers...»

Diabetes Insipidus: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

In-Depth Reports: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis

Diabetes diagnosis and misdiagnosis (In-Depth Report): Detailed report on diabetes misdiagnoses, rare curable types, and less common diagnostic issues....read full report »

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Misdiagnosis and Diabetes Insipidus

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms. There...read more »

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack,...read more »

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of...read more »

Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes, or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes,...read more »

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See causes of leg cramps or ...read more »

Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in child patients than in adults. Some of the overlooked conditions may...read more »

Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of pituitary disorders). For...read more »

Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other weight-related or associated...read more »

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Diabetes Insipidus: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists:
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Diabetes Insipidus

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Diabetes Insipidus:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Diabetes Insipidus, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Diabetes Insipidus: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Diabetes Insipidus

• Various underlying causes of nephrogenic DI
  • Polycystic kidney disease
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Kidney disease
  • Kidney failure (type of Kidney disease)
• more causes...»

See full list of 25 causes of Diabetes Insipidus

More information about causes of Diabetes Insipidus:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Diabetes Insipidus (1 listings)
• Underlying causes of Diabetes Insipidus
• Diabetes Insipidus as a complication caused by other conditions
• Diabetes Insipidus as a symptom

Treatments for Diabetes Insipidus

• Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
• Desmopressin - for ADH deficiency in central DI or gestational DI
• Various treatments for NDI:
  • Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
  • Indomethacin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Diabetes Insipidus

Latest Treatments for Diabetes Insipidus

• Desmopressin
• Chlorpropamide
• Clofibrate
• Hydrochlorothiazide
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Diabetes Insipidus

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Diabetes Insipidus

Medical research articles related to Diabetes Insipidus include:

• British consensus guidelines on intravenous fluid therapy for adult surgical patients
• Neuroendocrine disorders after traumatic brain injury
• Chronic spinal cord injury - management of patients in acute hospital settings
• How is nephrogenic diabetes insipidus diagnosed?
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care
• A code of practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Diabetes Insipidus

Patient Surveys for Diabetes Insipidus

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Diabetes Insipidus
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Reseach about Diabetes Insipidus

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Clinical Trials for Diabetes Insipidus

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Diabetes Insipidus include:

• Study of the Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Familial Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - chlorpropamide,desmopressin
• Study of Genotype and Phenotype Expression in Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - chlorothiazide
• Study of Novel Types of Familial Diabetes Insipidus - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - desmopressin
• The COSMOS-Study (Copeptin in Osmoregulation and Stress Assessment) - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Diabetes Insipidus

• Medical statistics for Diabetes Insipidus
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Diabetes Insipidus
• Death and Mortality statistics for Diabetes Insipidus
• Society statistics for Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Insipidus: Broader Related Topics

• Kidney conditions
• Systemic disorders
• Pituitary conditions
• more types...»

Types of Diabetes Insipidus

Types of Diabetes Insipidus

• Central Diabetes Insipidous - most common type, caused by pituitary gland
• Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidous - kidney dysfunction
• Autoimmune Diabetes Insipidous - caused by an autoimmune reaction
• Dipsogenic Diabetes Insipidous - hypothalamus damage causing abnormal thirst
• Gestational Diabetes Insipidous - related to pregnancy and ADH deficiency
• more types...»

See full list of 6 Types of Diabetes Insipidus

Stories from Users Related to Diabetes Insipidus

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Definitions of Diabetes Insipidus:

Metabolic disorder due to injury of the neurohypophyseal system; results in deficient quanity of antidiuretic hormone being released or produced, failure of tubular reabsorption of water in the kidney. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst - (Source - WordNet 2.1)