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E13.01: Other specified diabetes mellitus With coma 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.

There are various causes for diabetes. Various illnesses can damage the pancreas. With certain illnesses, there may also be a need to remove the pancreas. In both cases the pancreas can produce too little insulin. Hereditary factors, medications or other metabolic disorders can also cause diabetes.

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. 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.

Due to the high sugar level in your blood, the water balance and mineral balance in your body have changed. We need a certain amount of water in our body if the individual cells are to work properly. The mineral balance in the blood and cells also has to be within a certain range for the body to be able to function. A high blood sugar level results in having to urinate very often. This causes the body to lose a lot of water and minerals via the urine. Certain processes in the body are then unable to function properly.

If the diabetes has got very out of control, there can be a variety of symptoms. You may be very thirsty. You may also feel dizzy. You may feel nauseous or need to vomit. 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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