Diabetes Insipidus

Addicted to water - Lisa Sanders MD

Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Insipidus

image by: Erin Kennedy Doherty ‎Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

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Addicted to Water


1. Symptoms

“Can I help you?” The indifferent voice crackled through the hospital intercom. “Please, I am so, so thirsty,” answered the young woman in the bed. “I feel awful, but I know I’d feel better if I could just have a drink of water.” Her mouth was so dry it hurt, and her head pounded painfully. She felt dizzy and sweaty.

“I’ll let your nurse know,” replied the voice.

It seemed to the woman that her life had always revolved around water. She was always thirsty, always drinking. When she went out, she carried two or three water bottles with her. When she went to sleep, she needed two glasses of water at her bedside. That morning she…

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 Addicted to Water

Her friends had sometimes kidded her about her constant array of water bottles and her frequent trips to the bathroom, but she’d never thought much about it.

DiabetesInsipidus.org

The main goal of The Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc. is improved treatment, and ultimately the prevention and cure of all forms of diabetes insipidus through research. DIF promotes a greater public awareness and understanding of the disease and will serve patients and their families with informational material and through the quarterly publication of Endless Water.

NDI Foundation

The NDI Foundation was formed to support education, research, treatment and cure for Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus. Our goal is to create a communication channel to serve the entire NDI community: patients and their families, researchers, physicians and other health care providers.

NIDDK

Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder that occurs when a person's kidneys pass an abnormally large volume of urine that is insipid—dilute and odorless. In most people, the kidneys pass about 1 to 2 quarts of urine a day. In people with diabetes insipidus, the kidneys can pass 3 to 20 quarts of urine a day.

The Pituatary Foundation

Diabetes insipidus (DI) is caused by a problem with either the production, or action, of the hormone vasopressin (AVP).

MayoClinic

You may assume diabetes insipidus is related to what's commonly known as "sugar" diabetes, or diabetes mellitus. While the disorders share a name and have some common signs, diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2) and diabetes insipidus are unrelated.

MedlinePlus

DI is different from diabetes mellitus (DM), which involves insulin problems and high blood sugar. The symptoms can be similar; however, DI is related to how your kidneys handle fluids. It's much less common than DM. Urine and blood tests can show which one you have.

NHS

Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder where the system used by the body to regulate its water levels becomes disrupted.

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