What is Diabetes Insipidus?
Diabetes Insipidus is a disorder characterised by the deficiency or insensitivity of vasopressin (anti-diuretic hormone). There are two main types of diabetes insipidus:
- Cranial Diabetes Insipidus
- Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Cranial diabetes insipidus results from an actual deficiency of ADH, whereas the nephrogenic form arises as a result of the insensitivity of the kidney tubules to ADH.