Sing
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Question for those of you with symptoms of central diabetes insipidus--i.e., excessive urination and thirst
I have read from time to time (maybe in Dr. Byron Hyde?) that a common symptom is what appears to be central diabetes insipidus,
in which the pituitary gland is not regulating the body's water levels properly. I have read that our version is not the true (regular)
kind of diabetes insipidus. Yet this seems to be one symptom of the dysregulation of the HPA axis.
The endocrinology dept wants to run a water deprivation test on me, as so far they have found both a yes and a no answer to the question about my diagnosis.
The water deprivation test is the big one, I gather. It sounds awfully unpleasant--going in in the morning and spending all day with nothing to drink or eat.
Does anyone have any experience or advice to give me? I don't have to go through this test but could decline it. They are leaving this up to me, though they think it will be useful
to show whatever is going on.
Cheers,
Sing
I have read from time to time (maybe in Dr. Byron Hyde?) that a common symptom is what appears to be central diabetes insipidus,
in which the pituitary gland is not regulating the body's water levels properly. I have read that our version is not the true (regular)
kind of diabetes insipidus. Yet this seems to be one symptom of the dysregulation of the HPA axis.
The endocrinology dept wants to run a water deprivation test on me, as so far they have found both a yes and a no answer to the question about my diagnosis.
The water deprivation test is the big one, I gather. It sounds awfully unpleasant--going in in the morning and spending all day with nothing to drink or eat.
Does anyone have any experience or advice to give me? I don't have to go through this test but could decline it. They are leaving this up to me, though they think it will be useful
to show whatever is going on.
Cheers,
Sing