E13.21: Other specified diabetes mellitus With renal complications 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.

With diabetes, the sugar level in the blood is usually too high. If the diabetes is treated with insulin or other medications, however, the sugar level can also drop sharply.

Your diabetes is currently out of control. Diabetes is deemed to be out of control when the blood sugar content is either very high or far too low at a certain point in time. But it may also be that the blood sugar content is repeatedly too high over a longer period of time.

Your kidneys are damaged by diabetes. There are normally 2 kidneys in the body. They filter blood and create urine. They thus help to detoxify the body. Furthermore, the kidneys regulate the blood pressure and salt content in the blood, among other things. When the kidneys are damaged, they may only be working to a limited degree.