diabetic
diabetic
Definition
dia·betic (dī′ə bet′ik)
adjective
of or having diabetes
noun
a person who has diabetes
diabetic
Usage Examples
Possessives
- food: SOME USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES Special ' diabetic ' foods - Healthy Eating and Your Diabetes These are not advised.
Converse of object
- diagnose: There are currently about 1.3 million diagnosed diabetics in the UK.
- treat: It is also a commonly held belief that we should not treat diabetics with Reiki.
- help: More than 60 percent favored GM foods to help diabetics as well as wheat with vitamin A to combat blindness.
- become: Q. I have suddenly become diabetic, at the age of 65.
- benefit: Type 2 diabetes, blood sugar spikes Diabetes: How vinegar may benefit diabetics How does a nice, pre-dinner cocktail of vinegar sound?
- control: But the Sharm docs should well know that a fit, well controlled diabetic is allowed to dive.
Adjective modifier
- dependent: Among the papers was a survey of 77 insulin dependent diabetics over a 12-year period to 1994 in Canada.
- non: Conclusion Patients with diabetic foot ulceration encounter more wound healing problems than non diabetics.
- Many: Many diabetics must measure their blood glucose levels regularly to maintain good health ( Appendix 1 ).
- most: There are also carcinogenic concerns about statins which most diabetics - not kids or reproductive age - are put on.
- young: Even younger diabetics who use insulin can benefit from regular exercise.
Modifies a noun
- retinopathy: The main risk factors for diabetic retinopathy are: · Duration of diabetes.
- ketoacidosis: In a case of diabetic ketoacidosis there may be a deficit to the equivalent of five or more liters of normal saline.
- neuropathy: People with diabetic neuropathy need to take special care of their feet.
- nephropathy: The risk of hypertension is highest in blacks, who are also at much greater risk for renal failure due to diabetic nephropathy.
- ulcer: Special focus is placed upon pressure ulcers, vascular ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers, as well as acute wounds.
- complication: Keywords: Diabetes; treatment; diabetic complications; diabetic screening.
Noun used with modifier
- insulin-dependent: I am going with my girlfriend, who is an insulin-dependent diabetic.
- background: Background diabetic retinopathy This condition is very common in people who have had diabetes for a long time.
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