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O24.4: Diabetes mellitus arising in pregnancy

You have gestational diabetes.

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.

The metabolism changes in pregnancy. The body’s cells may not be absorbing the sugar from the blood as well as usual. When this causes the blood sugar content to be too high, it is also known as gestational diabetes.

When gestational diabetes is not properly treated, problems can result during pregnancy. Urinary tract infections can recur, for example. A premature birth can also favor gestational diabetes. The child may be heavier than usual. Once born, the child may also have problems due to the mother’s gestational diabetes.

Gestational diabetes is favored by overweight and by the mother being older. There is also a tendency to develop gestational diabetes if close relatives have diabetes.

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).