Endocrine Abstracts

Patients with central diabetes insipidus (CDI) and concurrent hypothalamic adipsia can experience significant sodium fluctuations requiring prolonged, recurrent hospital admissions and frequent serum sodium testing. We report a case of a 13-year-old male with adipsic CDI where the use of a point of care sodium analyser at home to titrate fluid and desmopressin administration resulted in stabilisation of his serum sodium, prevention of unplanned hospital admissions and improvem...