N08.3: Glomerular disorders in diabetes mellitus
Your kidneys have been damaged by diabetes mellitus.
There are 2 kidneys in the body. There is one on each side of the spine just below the ribcage. Each kidney is made up of renal tissue and a renal pelvis. The renal tissue purifies the blood and, by doing so, produces urine. The urine gathers in the renal pelvis. One of the kidneys’ functions is to detoxify the body.
There is damage to your renal tissue, which produces urine. It is primarily made up of small blood vessels and connective tissue. The symptoms depend on precisely where the tissue was damaged. You may have blood in your urine as a result. The amount of protein excreted in the urine may increase. This may cause fluid to accumulate in the body. The kidneys may no longer be able to detoxify the body properly, either.
Diabetes mellitus is also called diabetes. It occurs when the level of sugar in the body is too high. This is because the pancreas no longer produces enough, or any, of the messenger substance insulin. Insulin decreases the sugar level in the blood after meals.
If diabetes persists it can also damage the blood vessels in the kidney.
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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