Diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that affects the body’s ability to balance fluid levels properly. The condition can lead to excess urine production and low urine osmolality, which refers to the ...

In Chinese, diabetes literally translates to "sugar urine disease," as patients with high enough blood sugar will unload some of that sugar, called glucose, in their urine. Now, a team of chemists has ...

New guidelines from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) and American Diabetes Association (ADA) address laboratory measures in the diagnosis and management of diabetes. The document, ...

These color-enhanced scanning electron microscope images show nanosheets resembling tiny rose petals. The nanosheets are key components of a new type of biosensor that can detect minute concentrations ...

A water deprivation test checks how the body responds to several hours without water intake. A doctor may request this test to help diagnose conditions such as arginine vasopressin disorder (AVD).

Diabetes insipidus is very different from diabetes mellitus. It has nothing to do with blood sugar. Instead, the problem is with a hormone called arginine vasopressin (AVP), also known as ...

OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend at least annual testing of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) for patients with chronic kidney ...

A simple urine test can help identify kids with type 1 diabetes who are at risk for heart and kidney disease and would benefit from early treatment to prevent these serious health problems, a new ...

For these reasons, it’s important to monitor your blood sugar if you have diabetes. Prior to using meters, people with diabetes would monitor their blood sugar by testing their urine. This method, ...

What Is C-Peptide? Why It’s Done How It’s Performed What’s Next The C-peptide test is a way of estimating how much of the hormone insulin your body creates. This test can help doctors determine what ...