Diabetes Medical Coding
Diabetes: Diabetes is a condition in which a person has a high blood sugar (glucose) level as a result of the body either not producing enough insulin, or because body cells do not properly respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas which enables body cells to absorb glucose, to turn into energy. If the body cells do not absorb the glucose, the glucose accumulates in the blood (hyperglycemia),
leading to various potential medical complications.
There are many types of diabetes, the most common of which are:
Type 1 diabetes: results from the body’s failure to produce insulin, and presently requires the person to inject insulin. muug.