Diabetes insipidus is a water-balance disorder that causes the body to produce large amounts of dilute urine, leading to marked thirst.
A hormone called vasopressin helps the body control how much water the kidneys release. Diabetes insipidus can occur when the body does not make or release enough vasopressin, or when the kidneys do not respond to it normally. These are described as vasopressin deficiency and vasopressin resistance.
No. Despite the shared word “diabetes,” diabetes insipidus is different from diabetes mellitus, which involves high blood sugar. The typical pattern is passing large volumes of pale urine and feeling very thirsty. Frequent small trips to urinate do not necessarily mean the same thing. Symptoms alone do not confirm the diagnosis.

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