diabetic

1 of 2

adjective

di·​a·​bet·​ic ˌdī-ə-ˈbe-tik 

1

: of or relating to diabetes or diabetics

2

: affected with diabetes

3

: occurring in or caused by diabetes

diabetic coma

4

: suitable for diabetics

diabetic food

diabetic

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noun

: a person affected with diabetes

Examples of diabetic in a Sentence

Adjective

new drugs for treating diabetic patients

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

At least 25 states and the District of Columbia have implemented monthly co-payment caps to help offset expenses for diabetics. —Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from Medieval Latin diabēticus, from Late Latin diabētēs diabetes + -icus -ic entry 1

Noun

borrowed from Medieval Latin diabēticus, noun derivative of diabēticus diabetic entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1763, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for diabetic

• alphabetic
• anaesthetic
• anesthetic
• antithetic
• apathetic
• arithmetic
• cybernetic
• dietetic
• diuretic
• empathetic
• energetic
• geodetic

Kids Definition

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 

1

: of or relating to diabetes or diabetics

2

: affected with diabetes

3

: occurring in or caused by diabetes

a diabetic coma

4

: suitable for diabetics

diabetic food

diabetic

2 of 2 noun

: a person affected with diabetes