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diabetic

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di·a·bet·ic  (d-btk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, having, or resulting from diabetes: diabetic patients; a diabetic coma.
2. Intended for use by a person with diabetes: diabetic candy.
n.
A person who has diabetes.

diabetic
Noun
a person who has diabetes
Adjective
1. of or having diabetes
2. suitable for people suffering from diabetes: diabetic chocolate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diabeticdiabetic - someone who has diabetes            
diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.1.diabetic - of or relating to or causing diabetes
2.diabetic - suffering from diabetes
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
Translations
diabetic [daɪəˈbɛtɪk] ndiabético/a
adjdiabético; [chocolate, jam] → para diabéticos
diabetic [daɪəˈbɛtɪk] ndiabétique m/f
adj [person] → diabétique; [chocolate, jam] → pour diabétiques
diabetic [daɪəˈbɛtɪk] diabetes adjzuckerkrank;
(chocolate, jam) → Diabetiker-
nDiabetiker(in) m(f)
diabetic [daɪəˈbɛtɪk] adjdiabetico/a; [chocolate, jam] → per diabetici
ndiabetico/a


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Recently, some scientists demonstrated that the brains of diabetic patients gradually shrink and develop abnormalities in white matter, factors that may be responsible for cognitive deficits.
He has to; as a diabetic for 20 years, the 70-year-old Hill has neuropathy, a common nerve disorder of diabetes mellitus that can lead to the loss of sensation in the feet and other parts of the body.
But my father, a keen mountaineer and also a diabetic, took me on mountain walks.
 
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