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Home > Diabetes Center > About Diabetes > Diabetes Insipidus

What causes it?

In approximately half of all cases, the cause of diabetes insipidus is unknown.
Hereditary factors may play a role in some cases.
Damage to the pituitary gland from a head injury, a pituitary tumor, radiation therapy, or surgery may lead to diabetes insipidus.

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