Diabetes insipidus occurs when problems with antidiuretic hormone (ADH) cause the body to remove too much water. A synthetic version of ADH can help restore a person’s levels and treat some types of ...

Diabetes insipidus is very different from diabetes mellitus. It has nothing to do with blood sugar. Instead, the problem is with a hormone called arginine vasopressin (AVP), also known as ...

When the body’s thirst control fails, water itself becomes the danger. Diabetes mellitus—commonly recognized as type 1 and ...

Diabetes Insipidus is a rare condition that affects the body’s ability to regulate fluid balance. Unlike the more well-known diabetes mellitus, which involves problems with blood sugar regulation, ...

A blood test for copeptin, a precursor of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin), differentiates between "harmless" polydipsia-polyuria and diabetes insipidus more quickly and accurately than a ...

Treatment of postoperative diabetes insipidus should be individualized ( Box 1). Optimally, patients should be monitored for the development of polyuria or hypo-osmolality. Fluid intake and output ...

Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is, in most instances, a rare X-linked recessive renal disorder (MIM 304800) characterized by the clinical symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia, and ...

Agonist-dependent desensitization and internalization of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) are mediated by the binding of arrestins to phosphorylated receptors. The affinity of arrestins for the ...

Diabetes mellitus – known to many as type 1 and type 2 diabetes – gets all the attention with its rising global prevalence and connection to lifestyle and autoimmunity. Meanwhile, its lesser-known ...