Top Document: diabetes FAQ: general (part 1 of 5) Previous Document: What's type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes? Next Document: How about discussing hypoglycemia? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Diabetes insipidus (DI) results from abnormalities in the production or use (two main types) of the hormone arginine vasopressin. The main symptoms are excessive thirst and massive urination. The excess urine flow is devoid of sugar. There are no blood glucose abnormalities, and in fact there is nothing in common with diabetes mellitus except the excess urination when untreated. Diabetes insipidus caused by failure to produce vasopressin. This is known as neurogenic DI (or central DI, or pituitary DI). It can be treated with hormone replacement (by nasal spray or other routes). DI caused by failure to use vasopressin (nephrogenic DI) is more difficult to treat, but several drugs are available which help. DI is much less common than diabetes mellitus, though a few people have discussed it on misc.health.diabetes and are reading m.h.d. Such participation is certainly welcome, but because the number of DI patients is only 1 or 2 per 10,000 population (25,000-50,000 in the US), there probably isn't a critical mass for discussion on Usenet. I'm aware of two organizations which offer support specifically related to DI. DIARD publishes a support newsletter, maintains a support network, distributes information on DI, and promotes education and research related to DI, and has a web page with information and links: Diabetes Insipidus and Related Diseases Network 535 Echo Court Saline, MI 48176-1270 USA +1 734 944 0078 email: GSMAYES(AT)aol.com web: http://members.aol.com/ruudh/dipage1.htm The DI Foundation publishes a quarterly newsletter, Endless Water, promotes public awareness and understanding of DI, and provides informational material to patients, medical practitioners and researchers: The Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc. 4533 Ridge Drive Baltimore, MD 21229 USA +1 410 247 3953 email: diabetesinsipidus(AT)maxInter.net web: http://diabetesinsipidus.maxInter.net User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: diabetes FAQ: general (part 1 of 5) Previous Document: What's type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes? Next Document: How about discussing hypoglycemia? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: edward@paleo.org
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