di·a·bet·ic
ˌdī-ə-ˈbe-tik 
Examples of diabetic in a Sentence
Adjective
new drugs for treating diabetic patients
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The medical literature is replete with studies documenting the healing effects of light therapy on all kinds of wounds, including surgical incisions, burns, and diabetic ulcers.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
While competitor Dexcom focused on Type 1 diabetics who need perfect accuracy, Abbott targeted Type 2 diabetics – a larger, growing market with less stringent requirements.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Among diabetic inmates, more than half had not received essential blood tests.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The medical literature is replete with studies documenting the healing effects of light therapy on all kinds of wounds, including surgical incisions, burns, and diabetic ulcers.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Shuffling and diabetic, Frazier died broke in 2011, at the age of 67.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
While competitor Dexcom focused on Type 1 diabetics who need perfect accuracy, Abbott targeted Type 2 diabetics – a larger, growing market with less stringent requirements.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Diabetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diabetic. Accessed 22 Sep. 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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