diabetic

[dahy-uh-bet-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to diabetes or persons having diabetes.

2. having or resulting from diabetes.

noun

1. a person who has diabetes.

diabetic

/ ˌdaɪəˈbɛtɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having diabetes

2. for the use of diabetics

   diabetic chocolate

noun

1. a person who has diabetes

Usage

Rather than talking about a diabetic or diabetics , it is better to talk about a person with diabetes , people with diabetes

Other Word Forms

• antidiabetic adjective
• nondiabetic adjective
• undiabetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diabetic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; diabet(es) + -ic

Example Sentences

In April 2025 she had further blood tests as part of her three month review and was told that she wasn't diabetic, which she assumed was because she had been on Metformin.

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She's hoping a visit to her diabetic nurse on Monday will help.

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Continuous glucose monitoring of people with and without type 2 diabetics over three days showed that, in participants with diabetes, post-meal sugar fluctuations were significantly smaller after eating a mango.

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"We've managed to find new diabetic patients who otherwise may have gone on to develop more serious disease," says Dr Gunning.

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For three months, Ahmed, who was also diabetic, was not able to get enough food or drink, relying on bits of bread and occasionally canned food, says Yehia.

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