GuidelinesPrimary Care STG
Obesity in Diabetes
Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes
ICD-10 Code: E66.0/E66.8-9 + (E10.5-9/ E11.5-9)
DESCRIPTION
- Abdominal obesity is a waist circumference >94 cm in men, and >80 cm in women
- BMI is determined by weight in kg/height in m2
|
BMI (kg/m2) |
|
|
18.5–24.9 |
Normal |
|
25.0–29.9 |
Overweight |
|
30.0–34.9 |
Mildly obese |
|
35.0–39.9 |
Moderately obese |
|
>40 |
Extremely obese |
GENERAL MEASURES
- A decrease in food intake together with an increase in physical activity is crucial to losing weight
MEDICINE TREATMENT
- Treat the metabolic risk factors, i.e. dyslipidaemia, hypertension, and hyperglycaemia
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ICD-10 codes
- E10.5Type 1 diabetes mellitus with peripheral circulatory complications
- E10.6Type 1 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications
- E10.7Type 1 diabetes mellitus with multiple complications
- E10.8Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications
- E10.9Type 1 diabetes mellitus without complications
- E11.5Type 2 diabetes mellitus with peripheral circulatory complications
- E11.6Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications
- E11.7Type 2 diabetes mellitus with multiple complications
- E11.8Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications
- E11.9Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
- E66.0Obesity due to excess calories
- E66.8Other obesity
- E66.9Obesity, unspecified