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 Words From

• anti·dia·betic adjective
• nondi·a·betic adjective
• undi·a·betic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diabetic¹

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

Example Sentences

In 2015, he went into a diabetic coma for four days, and the following year went to hospital with a blood clot.

From BBC

Matt Fustini, who lives in the town of Largo, has never evacuated before, but this time is prepared to leave with the bare essentials: cash, fuel, insulin for his diabetic mother and irreplaceable family heirlooms.

From BBC

Jake, who is type 1 diabetic, will soon be moving out of his family’s home and into supported accommodation on his own.

From BBC

“I’m a diabetic,” he explains at the top of the show.

From Los Angeles Times

The type 1 diabetic with auto-immune liver disease, from Cowbridge in Vale of Glamorgan, has joined health officials in urging thousands of people to take up the offer of flu jabs this winter.

From BBC