Diabetes insipidus: a misleading name for a rare condition - Online interview

“The term is a little bit confusing because it’s got the word diabetes in [it], which everyone thinks is sugar diabetes.” If this condition isn’t impacted by sugar levels, what is it, then? Esteemed Leicester-based consultant endocrinologist, Dr Miles Levy explains exactly what the condition is, what causes it, and why it is important that the name of the condition is changed sooner rather than later.
0:00 Introduction
0:15 What is diabetes insipidus?
0:58 How common is diabetes insipidus?
1:37 How do you diagnose diabetes insipidus?
3:15 Can diabetes insipidus be cured?
If you are interested in booking a consultation with Dr Levy, you can do so directly through his Top Doctor’s profile here: www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/m...
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I ve just been diagnosed with diabète insipidus (at22, whereas I had symptoms of extreme thirst, waking up at night all that, since BIRTH) and I’ve always had an ENORMOUS appetite, like an endless Pitt, could it be that I confused thirst with hunger all that time ?