Diabetes Insipidus Treatment Algorithm
The major symptoms of central diabetes insipidus di are polyuria nocturia and polydipsia due to the concentrating defect.
Diabetes insipidus treatment algorithm. Treating diabetes insipidus depends on what is causing the disease. Your tolerance for specific medications procedures or therapies. This site complies with the honcode standard for trustworthy health information. If this is the case you may be able to ease your symptoms by increasing the amount of water you drink to avoid dehydration.
There is no specific treatment for this form of diabetes insipidus other than decreasing fluid intake. Specific treatment for diabetes insipidus will be determined by your physician based on. The 2020 standards of medical care in diabetes includes all of ada s current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide clinicians patients researchers payers and others with the components of diabetes care general treatment goals and tools to evaluate the quality of care. Mild cranial diabetes insipidus may not require any medical treatment.
In summary of the recent findings a new copeptin based diagnostic algorithm is proposed for the reliable diagnosis of diabetes insipidus. Your age overall health and medical history. Topics associated with this algorithm. Treatment of this disorder is primarily aimed at decreasing the urine output usually by increasing the activity of antidiuretic hormone adh.
Also called arginine vasopressin or avp. This can be seen in a variety of. Treatment of diabetes insipidus. If the condition is related to a mental illness treating the mental illness may relieve the diabetes insipidus symptoms.
Diabetes insipidus di is an uncommon condition with either relative or absolute lack of anti diuretic hormone adh leading to inability to concentrate the urine and subsequent polyuria polydypsia and potentially fluid and electrolyte imbalance. Carlos mendez md facp disclosed no conflict of interest. How to use ada s type 2 diabetes treatment algorithm carlos mendez md facp presenter disclosure information in compliance with the accrediting board policies the american diabetes association requires the following disclosure to the participants. Cranial diabetes insipidus is considered mild if you produce approximately 3 to 4 litres of urine over 24 hours.
Treatment for most people with gestational diabetes insipidus is with the synthetic hormone desmopressin.