ICD-Code U69.75: Insulin resistance in diabetes mellitus, Type 1, in persons aged 18 years and older
Insulin is no longer working properly in your body.
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.
Your pancreas is producing too little insulin or none at all. If there is too little insulin in the blood, the cells can no longer absorb the sugar from the blood properly. The sugar content in the blood may then be persistently too high. This is also known as diabetes mellitus, Type 1.
In addition, insulin is no longer working properly in your body. When insulin no longer works correctly, the sugar level in the blood can also rise. There are various reasons why insulin may stop working effectively. These include too little movement, overweight and a diet rich in fats and sugar, for example. There are also hereditary causes.
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
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
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).