Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Insipidus is a in which the kidneys are unbable to conserve water. The symptoms you may incur are excessive thirst (may be intense or uncontrollable or may involve a craving for ice water), and excessive urine volume.

How do you control Diabetes Insipidus? you may talk to your doctor about the best possible remedy but an anti-inflammatory medication or diuretics are recommended.

Diabetes Insipidus is an uncommon that occurs when the kidneys aren’t able to conserve enough water as they perform their function of filtering blood. The amount of water conserved is controlled by an antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin.

ADH is a hormone that is produced in the region of the brain called the hypothalamus. It is then stored and released from the pituitary gland, a small gland at the base of the brain.

DI is caused by lack of ADH and is called Central Diabetes Insipidus. When DI is caused by a failure of the kidneys to respond to ADH, the condition is called nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.

Central diabetes insipidus is caused by damage to the hypothalamus or pituitary gland and can be caused by:

Head injury
Infection
Surgery
Tumor

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