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E10.11: Type 1 diabetes mellitus With ketoacidosis Uncontrolled

You have diabetes. This is also known as diabetes mellitus.

The sugar from food or from sweet drinks is absorbed via the intestine. The sugar gets into the blood there. As a result, the sugar level in the blood rises after eating. The pancreas produces the messenger substance insulin. The pancreas is located in the upper abdomen. Insulin ensures that the sugar from the blood is absorbed into the cells. After eating, especially, the pancreas releases insulin into the blood. As a result, the sugar level in the blood then drops back.

Insulin is produced by specific tissue in the pancreas. Your immune system has produced antibodies to combat this tissue. Over time, these antibodies destroy the tissue. As a result, the pancreas is gradually able to produce less and less insulin. If you have too little insulin in your blood, the sugar level in the blood can become permanently too high. This is called Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Your diabetes is currently very out of control. Diabetes can get very out of control if you need more insulin than usual. This is the case with infections or serious illnesses, for example. The diabetes can also get very out of control if the elevated blood sugar is not treated adequately. Sometimes a new case of diabetes is only first noticed when it is very out of control.

Diabetes is deemed to be very out of control when the blood sugar content is either very high or far too low at a certain point in time. If, at the same time, you have insufficient messenger insulin in your blood, the cells in the body will no longer be able to absorb enough sugar. As a result, the cells have insufficient energy. The cells then use other substances to obtain energy. The formation of these substances produces acids. The blood then becomes too acidic.

If the diabetes has got very out of control, there can be a variety of symptoms. You may be very thirsty and have to urinate frequently. You may also feel dizzy. You may feel nauseous or need to vomit. You may also have abdominal pains. You may also pass out. The person is then very ill.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

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