di·a·bet·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈbe-tik 
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Adjective
new drugs for treating diabetic patients
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Mar. 2025
The 56-year-old Brooklyn native is diabetic and underwent a kidney transplant in 2010.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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
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Adjective
Morgan, who is diabetic, previously underwent a kidney transplant in 2010.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Mar. 2025
The 56-year-old Brooklyn native is diabetic and underwent a kidney transplant in 2010.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
These health disparities are amplified by the lack of treatment for many diabetics around the world.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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
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“Diabetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diabetic. Accessed 1 Apr. 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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