Test Your Knowledge

Preparing questions in advance can help patients have more meaningful discussions with their physicians regarding their conditions. Patients may wish to ask their doctor the following questions about diabetes insipidus (DI):

1. Could my increased thirst and increased urination be due to diabetes insipidus?
   
   
2. What else could be causing my symptoms?
   
   
3. What tests for DI might I undergo, and what do they involve?
   
   
4. What do my test results show? Which type of DI do I have?
   
   
5. What caused my DI?
   
   
6. Am I at risk of dehydration or other complications?
   
   
7. What are my treatment options, and which do you recommend?
   
   
8. How can DI affect my diabetes mellitus?
   
   
9. How can diabetes mellitus affect my DI?
   
   
10. Should my family members be checked for DI?
    
    
11. Is there any way I can prevent DI?