di·a·bet·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈbe-tik 
Examples of diabetic in a Sentence
Adjective
new drugs for treating diabetic patients
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The company is continuing to test it in people who have diabetic neuropathy, in which high blood sugar levels damage nerves over time, leading to symptoms such as numbness, tingling, pain and muscle weakness.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Si Liberman, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
At least 25 states and the District of Columbia have implemented monthly co-payment caps to help offset expenses for diabetics.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Hendricks has received a five-star rating from Healthgrades for quality and patient safety in 2023-2024, as well as the treatment of heart failure, respiratory failure, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleed and diabetic emergencies from 2022 to 2025.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The company is continuing to test it in people who have diabetic neuropathy, in which high blood sugar levels damage nerves over time, leading to symptoms such as numbness, tingling, pain and muscle weakness.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
My mother, a 63-year-old diabetic, died a day after having a second leg amputated, and my father, an epilepsy sufferer, died of.heart failure at 77.
—Si Liberman, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
At least 25 states and the District of Columbia have implemented monthly co-payment caps to help offset expenses for diabetics.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Diabetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diabetic. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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diabetic
1 of 2 adjective
di·a·bet·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈbet-ik
: of, relating to, or having diabetes
a diabetic person
diabetic
2 of 2 noun
: a person who has diabetes
Medical Definition
diabetic
1 of 2 adjective
di·a·bet·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈbet-ik
diabetic
2 of 2 noun
: a person affected with diabetes
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