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What are diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus?
Diabetes insipidus is simple failure to concentrate urine, because of a lack of (or resistance to) the anti-diuretic hormone Vasopressin (aka "ADH"), made in the hypothalamus and stored in the...
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What is diabetes incipidus and diabetes mellitus?
A severe, chronic form of diabetes caused by insufficient production of insulin and resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The disease, which typically appears in...
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What is diabetes mellitus?
Diabetes mellitus, or simply, diabetes, is a disease that damages the body when the blood glucose (sugar) is allowed to remain too high for too many years.
There are several major types of...
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Can Diabetes Insipidus be as dangerous as Diabetes Mellitus?
What is the mortality rate of diabetes insipidus?Even if untreated, DI does not cause death or reduce life expectancy unless the patient gets into a situation in which he or she cannot get an...
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What do you do if you have Diabetes Mellitus?
The best person to talk to is your GP or specialist diabetic nurse, however it is advisable to adhere to a sensible diet to control your blood sugar level, exercise and look after yourself...