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

Think about a mom with a diabetic kid who’s at her wit’s end about what to make for dinner tonight.

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Over the course of seven weeks, NRK-C reduced fasting blood glucose levels by 30-40% in diabetic mice, with stronger results at higher doses.

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A 2007 study documented a case of a mother’s cells producing insulin for her diabetic child whose own pancreas could not do so.

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His other leg was almost always in a cast, due to further infected blisters and diabetic nerve damage, and his eyesight was rapidly deteriorating.

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“It was just, like, ‘You need this like a diabetic needs insulin,’” she said.

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