Diabetes insipidus is a condition caused by insufficient production of the antidiuretic hormone or by the inability of the kidneys to respond to the antidiuretic hormone.
What is diabetes insipidus?
- Diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that occurs when the kidneys are unable to conserve water during the process of filtering blood.
- Diabetes insipidus is caused by a lack of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), also called vasopressin, which prevents dehydration, or the kidney's inability to respond to ADH. ADH enables the kidneys to retain water in the body.
- When diabetes insipidus is caused by a lack of ADH, it is called central diabetes insipidus
- When the condition is caused by a failure of the kidneys to respond to ADH, the condition is called nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, which may be inherited.
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