The Other Diabetes

When you heard the word diabetes? What comes into your mind? Isn't it the blood sugar disorder?

Now, when you talk about diabetis, almost everyone knew that diabetes is the condition of the abnormal rise in blood sugar. It become synonymous with it, especially for us Filipinos. It is correct, but did you know that there is also a condition that has the word 'diabetes' in it?

That condition is called Diabetes Insipidus(DI). It is a condition wherein the person urinates a lot (polyuria = 20 Liters/day). The person urinates large amount because the body is lacking or has no hormone called antidiuretic hormone or vasopressin. As it's name tells you, it is anti diuretic, which means it helps prevents a person from excessive urination.

As a nurse and as a patient having this condition, our primary concern is to prevent dehydration. A patient must increase its oral fluid intake because the body is losing a lot of fluid via urination. Also, a patient must weigh daily, because weight is a good indicator if the body is losing a lot of fluids.

There are lots of details about Diabetes Insipidus. I just talked about the background of it and explain it as simple as I can so that any person would understand easily about the condition. I hope you learned something new today.

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