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	Diabetes insipidus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a disease characterized by excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine, which cannot be reduced when fluid intake is reduced.
		Symptoms of diabetes insipidus are quite similar to those of severely deranged diabetes mellitus, with the distinction that the urine is not sweet and there is no hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose).
		Central diabetes insipidus is due to damage to the hypothalamus or pituitary due to a tumor, stroke, neurosurgery or some rather rare causes (which include hemochromatosis, sarcoidosis, histiocytosis and some genetic disorders).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diabetes_insipidus (840 words)

	The Facts About Diabetes Insipidus
		It is not possible to diagnose diabetes insipidus until the symptoms of excessive thirst and urination are present.
		Diabetes insipidus is caused by the lack of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin), and sugar diabetes is caused by lack of the hormone insulin.
		If a child has diabetes insipidus and is in school, it is important for the teacher and school officials to be aware of this problem and the sometimes "immediate" need to drink water and go to the bathroom.
	histio.org /association/library/diabetes.shtml (893 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus
		Diabetes insipidus is the excretion of a large volume of hypotonic, insipid (tasteless) urine, usually accompanied by excessive polydipsia.
		Hypothalamic diabetes insipidus (or neurogenic DI) is the inability to secrete (and usually to synthesize) vasopressin in response to increased osmolality.
		As in hypothalamic diabetes insipidus, the dilute filtrate entering the collecting duct is excreted as a large volume of hypotonic urine.
	www.gps.org /diabetes_insipidus.htm (2321 words)

	diabetes insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Diabetes insipidus is a condition caused by lack of antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
		In children, diabetes insipidus is most often caused by destruction of the pituitary by a tumor.
		A child with full blown diabetes insipidus loses water in the urine at a prodigious rate (1 to 3 gallons a day); this water must be replaced by drinking or death would rapidly follow.
	www.drhull.com /EncyMaster/D/diabetes_insipidus.html (238 words)

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		A disease of the pituitary gland or kidney, not diabetes mellitus.
		Diabetes insipidus is often called "water diabetes" to set it apart from "sugar diabetes." The cause and treatment are not the same as for diabetes mellitus.
		Diabetes occurs when the body cannot make use of the glucose in the blood for energy because either the pancreas is not able to make enough insulin or the insulin that is available is not effective.
	www.childrenwithdiabetes.com /d_04_20d.htm (1636 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus: Encyclopedia of Medicine
		Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a disorder that causes the patient to produce tremendous quantities of urine.
		Diabetes insipidus occurs when either the amount of ADH produced by the pituitary is below normal (central DI), or the kidneys' ability to respond to ADH is defective (nephrogenic DI).
		Uncomplicated diabetes insipidus is controllable with adequate intake of water and most patients can lead normal lives.
	health.enotes.com /medicine-encyclopedia/diabetes-insipidus (961 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus
		Diabetes insipidus is a metabolic disorder that causes the patient to produce enormous quantities of urine accompanied by excessive thirst.
		Diabetes insipidus can occur after an injury to the head; brain surgery; cancer; sarcoidosis, causing destruction of the pituitary gland; the use of certain medications that decrease ADH production; excessive use of alcohol; and any condition or illness that causes decreased oxygen delivery to the brain.
		Diabetes insipidus may also occur in women who are pregnant or have just given birth, and in patients with AIDS who have suffered certain types of brain infections.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/d/diabetesinsipidus.htm (490 words)

	DIABETES INSIPIDUS
		Diabetes insipidus can be caused either by a defect in the pituitary gland in the brain (central diabetes insipidus) or a defect in the kidney (nephrogenic diabetes insipidus).
		In cases of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, medications are used to reduce the volume of urine passed, while the levels of potassium in the blood must be monitored closely.
		It is important for people with diabetes insipidus to work with their doctors to accurately diagnose the severity of the condition and the underlying cause, and to decide on the form of treatment.
	www.mydr.com.au /?article=2466 (779 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus
		Diabetes insipidus (DI) is characterized by excretion of large amounts of dilute urine, which disrupts your body's water regulation.
		Diabetes insipidus should not be confused with diabetes mellitus, which results from insulin deficiency or resistance leading to high blood glucose.
		A third type of diabetes insipidus is caused by a defect in or damage to the thirst mechanism, which is located in the hypothalamus.
	aaaaq.com /kidney_urologic/diabetes_insipidus (1285 words)

	Diabetes insipidus
		Diabetes insipidus is characterised by extreme thirst and the passing of vast amounts of urine.
		The name of this condition is a little misleading, since diabetes insipidus has nothing to do with diabetes mellitus (a condition characterised by high blood sugar levels), apart from the symptoms of thirst and passing large volumes of urine.
		Diabetes insipidus is characterised by extreme thirst and the passing of large amounts of urine.
	www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Diabetes_insipidus?OpenDocument (641 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus
		Diabetes insipidus (DI) in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a common complication of unclear etiology.
		Familial neurohypophysial diabetes insipidus in a large Dutch kindred: effect of the onset of diabetes on growth in children and cell biological defects of the mutant vasopressin prohormone.
		Children with cranial diabetes insipidus typically respond to arginine vasopressin or its manufactured analogue, desmopressin, with an increase in urine osmolality and an associated reduction in urine output.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/diabetes_insipidus.htm (4609 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Thus the name Diabetes Mellitus implies that patients with this condition lose large amounts of urine which is sweet and full of sugar, whereas in the case of Diabetes Insipidus the urine, although passed in excess, is tasteless and does not contain sugar.
		Diabetes Insipidus is not related to Diabetes Mellitus except that patients with either condition are thirsty and pass a lot of urine.
		In the case of Diabetes Insipidus increased amounts of urine are passed because the body cannot retain water; the body has normal amounts of sugar and insulin.
	www.diabetes.org.uk /infocentre/inform/insipidus.htm (500 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Diabetes insipidus is a condition that results from insufficient production of the antidiuretic hormone (ADH), a hormone that helps the kidneys and body conserve the correct amount of water.
		Diabetes insipidus can be a temporary or a permanent condition, depending on what is causing the disease.
		Children with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, can also lead relatively normal lives with proper medical care and management, especially if the medical care is started early.
	www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /uvahealth/peds_diabetes/di.cfm (577 words)

	D - Diabetes Insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Diabetes insipidus is a disorder in which the kidney is insensitive to a hormone, called anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) or in which there is not sufficient quantity of this hormone available.
		Dogs that have diabetes insipidus due to trauma often recover in a short time and the same is true after successful treatment of pyometra.
		The prognosis is good for spontaneous occurrences of diabetes insipidus as well.
	www.vetinfo.com /dencyclopedia/dedibetinsp.html (426 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Diabetes insipidus
		DI caused by a lack of ADH is called central diabetes insipidus.
		When DI is caused by failure of the kidneys to respond to ADH, the condition is called nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
		The major symptoms of diabetes insipidus are excessive urination and extreme thirst.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000377.htm (665 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		DI should not be confused with diabetes mellitus, which results from insulin deficiency or resistance leading to high blood glucose.
		Diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus are unrelated, although they can have similar signs and symptoms, like excessive thirst and excessive urination.
		Diabetes mellitus (DM) is far more common than DI and receives more news coverage.
	kidney.niddk.nih.gov /kudiseases/pubs/insipidus (1295 words)

	Encyclopedia
		Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a disorder characterized by the passage of large volumes of urine due to a defect of the kidney tubules.
		Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus involves a defect in the kidney tubules (the portion of the kidneys that causes water to be excreted or reabsorbed).
		The specific kidney defect is usually a partial or complete failure of special receptors located on or within the kidney tubules to respond to ADH, the hormone that transmits the instruction to concentrate the urine to the inside of the cells.
	www.utmedicalcenter.org /encyclopedia/000511.htm (372 words)

	Diabetes insipidus definition - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Type 1, and Metabolic Disorders treatment and medications
		Diabetes insipidus: Excessive urination and extreme thirst as a result of inadequate output of the pituitary hormone ADH (antidiuretic hormone, also called vasopressin) or the lack of the normal response by the kidney to ADH.
		Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is lack of response of the kidney to the fluid-conserving action of ADH.
		The treatment of central diabetes insipidus is with vasopressin used as a nasal spray or as tablets.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11150 (453 words)

	Central Diabetes Insipidus: Pituitary Gland Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
		Another type of diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, may be caused by abnormalities in the kidneys (see Tubular and Cystic Kidney Disorders: Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus).
		The diagnosis of central diabetes insipidus is confirmed if, in response to antidiuretic hormone, the person's excessive urination stops, the urine becomes more concentrated, the blood pressure rises, and the heart beats more normally.
		The diagnosis of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is made if, after the injection, the excessive urination continues, the urine remains dilute, and blood pressure and heart rate do not change.
	www.merck.com /mmhe/sec13/ch162/ch162d.html (525 words)

	NDI Terminology - diabetes insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		diabetes insipidus, central - A metabolic disorder due to injury of the neurohypophyseal system, which results in a deficient quantity of antidiuretic hormone being released or produced, and thus in failure of tubular reabsorption of water in the kidney.
		diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic - A syndrome of polyuria and hyposthenuria caused by the failure of the renal tubules to reabsorb water in response to antidiuretic hormone, without disturbance in the renal filtration and solute excretion rates; the condition does not respond to exogenous vasopressin.
		It may be inherited as a rare X-linked trait or be acquired as a result of drug therapy or systemic disease.
	www.ndif.org /Terms/diabetes_insipidus.html (164 words)

	Diabetes Insipidus - The Merck Veterinary Manual
		The lesions responsible for the disruption of ADH synthesis or secretion in hypophyseal diabetes insipidus include large pituitary neoplasms (endocrinologically active or inactive), a dorsally expanding cyst or inflammatory granuloma, and traumatic injury to the skull with hemorrhage and glial proliferation in the neurohypophyseal system.
		These include nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (an inability of the kidneys to respond to ADH), psychogenic diabetes insipidus (a polydipsia in response to some psychological disturbance but a normal response to ADH), and hypercortisolism (which results in a partial deficiency of ADH activity due to the antagonistic effect of cortisol on ADH activity in the kidneys).
		The most common are diabetes mellitus with glycosuria and high urine specific gravity, and chronic nephritis with a urine specific gravity that is usually low and shows evidence of renal failure (protein, casts, etc).
	www.merckvetmanual.com /mvm/htm/bc/40507.htm (916 words)

	Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
		Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a disorder in which the kidneys produce large amounts of dilute urine.
		The gene that causes nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is carried on the X chromosome.
		The symptoms of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus are extreme thirst, called polydipsia, and the excretion of large amounts of dilute urine, called polyuria.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/no/nephrogenicdiabetes.htm (464 words)

	OHSU Health - Diabetes Insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Diabetes insipidus, however, causes excessive production of very diluted urine and excessive thirst.
		The symptoms of diabetes insipidus may resemble other conditions or medical problems.
		Treating diabetes insipidus depends on what is causing the disease.
	www.ohsuhealth.com /htaz/endocrine/pituitary/disorders/diabetes_insipidus.cfm (336 words)

	Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
		Note: The results of these tests may be difficult to interpret in individuals with "partial diabetes insipidus," which results from either subnormal amounts of vasopressin secretion (partial neurogenic DI) or partial response of the kidney to normal vasopressin concentrations (partial nephrogenic DI).
		Autosomal dominant neurogenic diabetes insipidus is caused by mutations in the gene encoding prepro-arginine-vasopressin-neurophysin II (
		Polyuria associated with diabetes mellitus is associated with glucose in the urine and increased urine specific gravity.
	www.geneclinics.org /profiles/ndi/details.html (5323 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Diabetes insipidus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Diabetes insipidus is caused by the inability of the kidneys to conserve water, which leads to frequent urination and pronounced thirst.
		Diabetes insipidus (DI) is an uncommon condition that occurs when the kidneys are unable to conserve water as they perform their function of filtering blood.
		Central diabetes insipidus may be controlled with vasopressin (desmopressin, DDAVP).
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/000377.html (599 words)

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