PG Insomniac Thread

[gorillamom]

I wish exercise would help, but I have water, not sugar diabetes. Very rare. Even worse that i went 30 years misdiagnosed and doctors putting me on medications that made it worse.
Welcome to the Water World of Diabetes Insipidus:
"A DiFferent Diabetes!"
What is Diabetes Insipidus?

diabainein: Greek, "to pass through"
insipidus: Latin, "having no flavor"

Also known as "water diabetes," it is often mistaken for diabetes mellitus/sugar diabetes. It is a rare disease, not widely diagnosed, in which the kidneys produce abnormally large volumes of dilute urine.


DiF's website includes information on all four forms of Diabetes Insipidus, as well as articles, brochures, stories, FAQ's, networking, Research Opportunities, a Professional Section including the Water Deprivation Protocol, and a section for Pets. Please go to the Table of Contents for a detailed listing of the site.

There are four (4) fundamentally different types of Diabetes Insipidus (DI). Each has a different cause and must be treated in a different way. These four forms are:

Neurogenic, also known as central, hypothalamic, pituitary or neurohypophyseal is caused by a deficiency of the antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin.

Nephrogenic, also known as vasopressin-resistant is caused by insensitivity of the kidneys to the effect of the antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin. More information about

I was diagnosed with Central (neurogenic) but it behaves like Nephrogenic. I'm allergic to DDAVP (the med for Central DI) but can take vasopressin with partial resistance to it. I only put the 2 types that effect me even though there are 4 types. That is from the diabetes Insipidus Foundation website.

[lucytalk]

let me get this straight ~ your body doesn't break down water ?

no ~ i hope i''m wrong.

[CosmicRocker]

I guess being off so long wiped out my sleep pattern.
2AM - and i'm NOT tired at all

[Malkavian]

This seems appropriate...

YouTube - Faithless - Insomnia

[Teri B.]

So? Who's really out there and awake? I was watching the Redskin/Seahawks game (great game btw) and I fell asleep on the couch . . . I just woke up . . . . . . and now I'm wide awake.

[serum114]

Not an insomniac just a night person. I'm a really craby bastard in the morning.

[Teri B.]

Meeeee too. I HATE my alarm clock.

[serum114]

Originally Posted by Teri B.

Meeeee too. I HATE my alarm clock.

Working swing shift 7 days a week. What's an alarm clock????

[Jonesy]

Originally Posted by Teri B.

So? Who's really out there and awake? I was watching the Redskin/Seahawks game (great game btw) and I fell asleep on the couch . . . I just woke up . . . . . . and now I'm wide awake.

I'm here... for what it's worth.

[Teri B.]

Originally Posted by Jonesy

I'm here... for what it's worth.

Sup?