Diabetes Insipidus (Print Version)

Also called: Also called: DI

Diabetes insipidus (DI) causes frequent urination. You become extremely thirsty, so you drink. Then you urinate. This cycle can keep you from sleeping or even make you wet the bed. Your body produces big volumes of urine that are almost all water.

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.

Usually, DI is caused by a problem with your pituitary gland or your kidneys. Treatment depends on the cause of the problem. Medicines can often help.

Start Here

Diabetes Insipidus(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/048.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/articles/048.printerview.html
Diabetes Insipidus(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/insipidus/

Overviews

Diabetes Insipidus(National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF - http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/di.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs_sp/dis.pdf
What Is Diabetes Insipidus?(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/whatisdi.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/spanish_whatisdi.PDF

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Osmolality Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/osmolality/test.html
Symptoms of Diabetes Insipidus(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/symptomsofdi.htm
Tests Used to Diagnose Diabetes Insipidus(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/diagnostictests.htm

Nutrition

Cutting Out the Salt, Finding the Flavor of Life(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/4di_cutting_out_the_salt.htm

Specific Conditions

Central Diabetes Insipidus(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec13/ch162/ch162d.html
Four Types of Diabetes Insipidus (DI)(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/4_types_di.htm
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec11/ch146/ch146d.html

Related Issues

Diabetes Insipidus: Frequently Asked Questions(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/faqs.htm
Differences Between Diabetes Insipidus and Sugar Diabetes(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/4di_di_vs_dm.htm
Gear Up for Sports! Don’t Let DI Keep You Down(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/4di_gear_up_for_sports.htm

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetes Insipidus(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Diabetes+Insipidus%22

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: AVPR2 variants and mutations in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: review and... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18726898&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Hearing impairment in genotyped Wolfram syndrome patients. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18700423&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Central diabetes insipidus: clinical profile and factors indicating organic etiology... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18599930&tool=MedlinePlus
Diabetes Insipidus -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=diabetes+insipidus[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Diabetes Insipidus Glossary(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/whatisdi_glossary.htm

Organizations

Diabetes Insipidus Foundation - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Children

Diabetes Insipidus(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) - http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condition_section_index.jsp?id=-9058
Treating NDI: Emphasizing the First Year of Life(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/4di_treating_ndi_firstyear.htm

Women

Maybe Baby? What to Expect with Diabetes Insipidus Before You're Expecting(Diabetes Insipidus Foundation) - http://www.diabetesinsipidus.org/4di_di_and_pregnancy.htm

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Pituitary Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pituitarydisorders.html
Endocrine System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endocrinesystem.html
Kidneys and Urinary System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneysandurinarysystem.html
Metabolic Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/metabolicproblems.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Diabetes Insipidus is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/