Diabetes Insipidus - the danger of misunderstanding diabetes - a podcast by BMJ Group

Diabetes is synonymous with sugar, but diabetes insipidus, "water diabetes", can't be forgotten. Between 2009 and 2016, 4 people died in hospital in England, when lifesaving treatment for the condition was not given.

In this podcast, we hear some practical tips for non-specialists to aid diagnosis, and how patients should be managed during hospital admission.On the podcast are
Miles Levy, consultant endocrinologist from Leicester Royal InfirmaryPat McBride, head of family services at the Pituitary Foundation
John Wass, professor of endocrinology at Oxford UniversityMalcolm Prentice, consultant endocrinologist at Croydon University Hospital.

Read the full practice article:

https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l321

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