Diabetes Insipidus Nutritional Implications
Diabetes Insipidus
Abstract This paper covers the basic pathophysiology of the disease process for diabetes insipidus.
It is also a preview of the most common symptoms of the disease, and the treatments associated with it. One treatment is vasopressin which is an antidiuretic. Another treatment option is
Chloropropamide which is used to aid in the control of diabetes mellitus type two, but can also be used to aid in the assistance of controlling diabetes insipidus. Lastly there are also many important diet restrictions and limitations that a patient must fallow. Diet is an important part of managing the disease process and could have a significant impact on the control of the disease process. “Diabetes insipidus is an uncommon disorder characterized by intense thirst and the excretion of large amounts of urine (polyuria). In most cases, it 's the result of your body not properly producing, storing or releasing a key hormone, but diabetes insipidus (DI) can also occur when your kidneys are unable to respond properly to that hormone. Rarely, diabetes insipidus can occur during pregnancy (gestational diabetes insipidus).” (Mayoclinic, 2011).
Regardless of the similarities in their names diabetes insipidus is not related to diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes mellitus is either the lack of or improper use of insulin. The different kinds of diabetes insipidus include central diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic, dipsogenic, gestational. “central diabetes insipidus, results from damage to the pituitary gland, which disrupts the normal storage and release of ADH. Damage to the pituitary gland can be caused by different diseases as well as by head injuries, neurosurgery, or genetic disorders.” (Medicinenet, 2012). The can be treated with the hormone desmopressin. “Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus results when the kidneys are unable to respond to ADH. The kidneys ' ability to respond to ADH can be impaired by drugs- like lithium, for
Abstract This paper covers the basic pathophysiology of the disease process for diabetes insipidus.
It is also a preview of the most common symptoms of the disease, and the treatments associated with it. One treatment is vasopressin which is an antidiuretic. Another treatment option is
Chloropropamide which is used to aid in the control of diabetes mellitus type two, but can also be used to aid in the assistance of controlling diabetes insipidus. Lastly there are also many important diet restrictions and limitations that a patient must fallow. Diet is an important part of managing the disease process and could have a significant impact on the control of the disease process. “Diabetes insipidus is an uncommon disorder characterized by intense thirst and the excretion of large amounts of urine (polyuria). In most cases, it 's the result of your body not properly producing, storing or releasing a key hormone, but diabetes insipidus (DI) can also occur when your kidneys are unable to respond properly to that hormone. Rarely, diabetes insipidus can occur during pregnancy (gestational diabetes insipidus).” (Mayoclinic, 2011).
Regardless of the similarities in their names diabetes insipidus is not related to diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes mellitus is either the lack of or improper use of insulin. The different kinds of diabetes insipidus include central diabetes insipidus, nephrogenic, dipsogenic, gestational. “central diabetes insipidus, results from damage to the pituitary gland, which disrupts the normal storage and release of ADH. Damage to the pituitary gland can be caused by different diseases as well as by head injuries, neurosurgery, or genetic disorders.” (Medicinenet, 2012). The can be treated with the hormone desmopressin. “Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus results when the kidneys are unable to respond to ADH. The kidneys ' ability to respond to ADH can be impaired by drugs- like lithium, for
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