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
Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Type 1 diabetics don’t make insulin, a hormonethat is required to live that promotes the uptake of glucose, or sugar, into cells.
—Rosemary Trout, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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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
Rosengren was the corresponding author in previous research on the effect of sulforaphane on blood sugar control in type 2 diabetics.
—Paul McClure 23, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Type 1 diabetics don’t make insulin, a hormonethat is required to live that promotes the uptake of glucose, or sugar, into cells.
—Rosemary Trout, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Diabetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diabetic. Accessed 18 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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