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What is Diabetes Insipidus?

Unlike other types of diabetes such as Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Insipidus is a disease that is linked to the pituitary gland in the brain. When the word diabetes is mentioned most people will assume that we are speaking of Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar Diabetes). Diabetes Insipidus though is not caused by a lack of insulin or the lack of insulin regulation. Diabetes Insipidus happens when the pituitary gland does not make enough of the hormone ADH. Antidiuretic Hormone is needed to control the amount of water in the body. Diabetes Insipidus can be a serious or even fatal disease if not caught and treated. The treatment may be ongoing for the rest of your life.

What causes Diabetes Insipidus?

Like all forms of diabetes no one knows exactly what causes the actual disease however they do know that people that have had other problems are prime candidates to develop Diabetes Insipidus.

If you have or have had any of the following you may develop Diabetes Insipidus:

* A brain aneurysm which is a weak spot in a blood vessel causing the artery to balloon out much like a weak spot on a tire causes a "bulge"

* Any type of brain infection

* A Tumor of the brain

* A Tumor of the Pituitary Gland

* Compulsive, excessive fluid intake

* Bleeding inside the skull

* Family history of Diabetes Insipidus

* Head Injury that may cause damage to the Pituitary Gland

* Kidney Disease

* Surgery on the Pituitary Gland sometimes causes a temporary type that lasts about 14 days

If you have the following signs or symptoms, you should ask your physician to do further testing for possible Diabetes Insipidus:

* Dry skin, especially the hands.

* Constipation

* Passing large amounts of extremely clear urine

* Terrible thirst especially for cold or iced fluids

What is the treatment?

The treatment depends more on what appears to be causing the problem. This is one place where the allopathic medical community agrees with the naturopathic medical community. Remove the cause and you treat the disease. This is the underlying theme to most naturopathic treatments, where as the allopathic community is more a symptom treatment practice.

Depending on what may be causing the problem a person may be subjected to any or all of the following tests and or treatments:

- Complete medical history and exam

- Basic Blood and Urine tests

- Computerized Tomography scan (CT Scan)

- Daily weights to determine fluid loss or gain

- Dehydration test

- Intake and output measurements (I and O)

- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

- Surgery. If a tumor is involved you may need brain surgery to remove it.

Disclaimer:

This report should in no way be considered medical advice. The suggestions and/or techniques described in this report are for informational purposes only. If you are ill or injured you should see your primary healthcare professional immediately

Contact the following groups for more information:

American Diabetes Association

1701 North Beauregard Street

Alexandria, VA 22311

Phone: 1-800-342-2383

Web Address: http://www.diabetes.org

* National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

1 Information Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3560

Phone: 1-800-860-8747

Web Address: http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

Annually the American Diabetes Association has a fundraiser bicycle ride called the "Tour De Cure" I often ride in this event which raises money to help with research to combat diabetes. Be sure to check out my website for details on helping the ADA to find a cure.

About the Author: Jerry Goodwin is an avid cyclist that operates a bicycle repair shop inside Books&More on the square in Moultrie Georgia. In addition Jerry races in the Golden Olympics and races BMX with his grandsons at Chehaw BMX in Albany Georgia.

Check out http://www.bmgfitness.com/diabetes for more information

What is the process to go from National Guard to actvie Army?

Hi, my son is National Guard and he said that he has submitted a packet to go Active Army. What is the process and will he be able to qualify for regular enlistment bonuses? Will there be a problem letting him out of his National guard contract? He is in Iraq right now and that is where he submitted his packet. He chose 2 places to go, what are the chances that he will get his first choice?

ok first he isnt going anywhere til he gets back from IRAQ. secondly if he has already dropped the packet then he has all the forms he needs by doing what he should have done, gone through his chain of command. im a recruiter in CT, i have had alot of people from the NG come in to transition but to date i have never had one get released to do it. also because he is considered Prior Service (PS), he WILL NOT be eligible for NPS (Non Prior Service) bonus'. in fact if he got any sort of bonus from the guard he will most likely have to pay it back as he didnt fullfill his contract to them.

in order to tell you what he qualifies for id have to know alot more info about him, MOS, time in service, rank, etc...

when he chose the two places he made out his "dream sheet". we call it a dream for a reason. he will go where ever the NEEDS of the ARMY take him.

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