adjective
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of, relating to, or having diabetes
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for the use of diabetics
diabetic chocolate
noun
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
Etymology
Origin of diabetic
First recorded in 1790–1800; diabet(es) + -ic
Example Sentences
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To further confirm the brain's role, researchers delivered very small amounts of metformin directly into the brains of diabetic mice.
From Science Daily
Shutdowns have caused problems for diabetic children whose sensors can’t transmit glucose levels to parents and warn them in case of emergencies.
Researchers led by scientists at UCL have discovered a protein that appears to set off diabetic retinopathy, a common eye disease caused by high blood sugar damaging the retina's blood vessels.
From Science Daily
To test the technology, researchers studied diabetic and older mice because their wounds resemble chronic wounds in older adults.
From Science Daily
"He died on February 14 and had been suffering for a year: he had heart problems and was diabetic," his wife told AFP.
From Barron's
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