Diabetes Insipidus is a Form of Diabetes Mellitus

Question

Diabetes insipidus is a form of diabetes mellitus.

Accepted Answer

Diabetes insipidus is a separate condition from diabetes mellitus. While both conditions involve the production or regulation of a hormone (insulin in the case of diabetes mellitus, and antidiuretic hormone in the case of diabetes insipidus), they affect different systems in the body and have distinct symptoms and treatments.