Polydipsia
Polydipsia is excessive thirst often occurring when an individual has diabetes mellitus. [15] Untreated or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus can lead to polydipsia.[16]
When there is an excessive concentration of glucose in the blood, it osmotically pulls intracellular fluid into the bloodstream and thus increases the excretion of fluid via increased urination, which leads to hypovolemia and thirst. In diabetes insipidus the deficiency of the pituitary antidiuretic hormone results in polydipsia.[15] | | | | | | | | |
