Insulin Shock

- for severe cases
- for mild cases

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This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Diabetic coma, Hypoglycemia, in diabetes

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Endocrine (old)
Type:	Category: Medical Problem (old)
Main Diagnosis:	Insulin Shock
Sub Diagnosis:	INSULIN SHOCK
Diagnosis Code:	30300 - Insulin Shock
Comorbid Diagnosis:	No
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):	0
Program:	CC & Med
Status:	Current

Diabetic hypoglycemia can be mild, recognized easily by the patient, and reversed with a small amount of carbohydrates eaten or drunk, or it may be severe enough to cause unconsciousness requiring intravenous dextrose or an injection of glucagon. Severe hypoglycemic unconsciousness is one form of diabetic coma. A common medical definition of severe hypoglycemia is "hypoglycemia severe enough that the person needs assistance in dealing with it." A severe episode is sometimes also referred to as "insulin shock".http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin_shock