Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes insipidus

What is diabetes insipidus?
What is the reason for this?
How is it diagnosed?
Where I can get more information?

Q: What is diabetes insipidus?

The role of pituitary diabetes insipidus (after sheet beneath the brain) problems caused by hormone vasopressin, also known as PVA, or the AVP is not effective functioning of the kidneys. This means an increase in the body to produce large amounts of urine because the kidneys are unable to retain water.

, Diabetes insipidus, diabetes-related difference is that, if left untreated, any of the conditions of patients may experience symptoms of excessive thirst and frequent urination require. In diabetes insipidus and glucose or insulin levels in the blood, there is no problem.

Q: What is the reason?

Diabetes insipidus is more common than diabetes. In many cases, there is no obvious cause can pituitary AVP (sometimes also known as antidiuretic hormone ADH). Can result in inflammation or infection of others around the pituitary gland, or the loss of the secretion of AVP head injuries. Operation can also lead to pituitary diabetes insipidus, but in the case of head injuries, which are often temporary.

Q: How is it diagnosed?

There are several tests that can diagnose diabetes insipidus. The first is a water deprivation test over 6-8 hours, to see if urine volume is reduced. The next stage is injected with a small amount of AVP, which shows how a hormone response and kidney.

Treatment is generally tasteless substances or-AVP AVP, for example, is free patient administered in the form of injection, nasal drops, a nasal spray or tablets normal urinary demopressin return (DDAVP). Treatment is usually for life, and in many cases may require hospital outpatients.

Although diabetes insipidus and diabetes are independent conditions, few diabetic patients may also develop diabetes insipidus. It must be emphasized that this is very rare.

Q: Where I can get more information?

Diabetes UK is the largest charity in the world dedicated to the treatment and care of diabetes. A similar organization for those with diabetes insipidus called pituitary Foundation - The Foundation is a national pituitary adenoma patients, their families, friends and caregivers for support, information and advocacy organization.