E14.11: Unspecified 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.

There are various causes for diabetes. The pancreas may no longer be producing enough insulin. Or insulin may no longer be having the right effect in the body. Certain illnesses, hereditary factors or medications 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. 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.