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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

/ ËŒ»å²¹ÉªÉ™Ëˆ²úÉ›³Ùɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having diabetes
  2. for the use of diabetics

    diabetic chocolate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who has diabetes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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

  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·»å¾±î€…a·²ú±ð³Ùi³¦ adjective
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôd¾±Â·²¹Â·²ú±ð³Ùi³¦ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôd¾±Â·²¹Â·²ú±ð³Ùi³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of diabetic1

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

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But Stephanie, who is diabetic, uses her phone to manage her condition, meaning a ban would be a real cause for concern for her.

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He is also frustrated that his diabetic patients have struggled to get the jabs due to NHS supply issues, while others who do not need the drugs are getting them privately.

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The parents of an eight-year-old diabetic girl in Australia who died after they denied her insulin for almost a week have each been sentenced to 14 years in jail for manslaughter.

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Fourteen members of an Australian religious group have been convicted of killing an eight-year-old diabetic girl who was denied insulin for almost a week.

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It turned out that the used needles actually belonged to the owners of a diabetic cat named Trotsky, who’d momentarily left their rubbish unattended only for it to spill over and be photographed by reporters.

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