A senior woman who lives alone was brought to the hospital emergency department by fire department ambulance after being discovered on the front porch by neighbors.  She was in a semiconscious state.  She was known to have type 1 diabetes mellitus, maintained on insulin.  The doctors described her diabetes as very brittle with hyperglycemia.  There were many fluctuating blood sugar measurements during her hospital stay.  A type and dosage of insulin was finally established.  During her inpatient hospital stay the patient complained of vision problems.  She was examined by an ophthalmologist and found to have mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.  The patient was able to be discharged home to be followed up in her doctors’ offices, as well as by home health nurses.  The discharge diagnosis was uncontrolled type 1 diabetes on insulin with mild nonproliferative retinopathy.

Question Answered step-by-step A senior woman who lives alone was brought to the hospital… A senior woman who lives alone was brought to the hospital emergency department by fire department ambulance after being discovered on the front porch by neighbors.  She was in a semiconscious state.  She was known to have type 1 diabetes mellitus, maintained on insulin.  The doctors described her diabetes as very brittle with hyperglycemia.  There were many fluctuating blood sugar measurements during her hospital stay.  A type and dosage of insulin was finally established.  During her inpatient hospital stay the patient complained of vision problems.  She was examined by an ophthalmologist and found to have mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.  The patient was able to be discharged home to be followed up in her doctors’ offices, as well as by home health nurses.  The discharge diagnosis was uncontrolled type 1 diabetes on insulin with mild nonproliferative retinopathy.What ICD 10  CM code for it  Health Science Science Nursing HIT- 212 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)