diabetes
noun
di·a·be·tes
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Definition of diabetes
: any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine
especially
: diabetes mellitus
Examples of diabetes in a Sentence
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Sotomayor was diagnosed with diabetes at age 7 and is one of the child characters in the book. — Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com, "Justice Sotomayor encourages kids to ‘Just Ask’ in new book," 3 Sep. 2019 Insulin can be deadly if a patient does not suffer from diabetes — and McDermott was not diabetic, his family said. — NBC News, "10 deaths at VA hospital in West Virginia under investigation, one is ruled a homicide," 28 Aug. 2019 Nationally, the hospital ranked 45th in diabetes and endocrinology. — Lila Seidman, Glendale News-Press, "Adventist Health Glendale makes top 10 regional list in time for blessing of the grapes," 15 Aug. 2019 The data underscore the importance — and cost — of prescription drugs in treating people with serious illnesses such as HIV, MS, cystic fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and cancer. — Walecia Konrad, CBS News, "Wondering why health-care costs are so high? Blame it on the drugs," 2 Aug. 2019 Sadly, Miller has experienced a series of medical issues from diabetes to knee replacements. — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, "All the Details Of 'Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller’s Medical Past," 28 July 2019 The link between diabetes and meat has been well documented. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "Data show higher diabetes prevalence in meat-loving Indian states," 24 July 2019 Risk factors for strokes include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes and sickle cell anemia. — Rebecca Maitland, Houston Chronicle, "Stroke: Know symptoms, signs for aid," 19 July 2019 As of 2017, Americans spent $327 billion in healthcare costs related to diabetes. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com, "Alabama has 3rd fastest projected increase in diabetes rate," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'diabetes.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for diabetes
diabetes
noun
English Language Learners Definition of diabetes
medical
: a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin
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diabetes
noun
di·a·be·tes
| \ ˌdī-ə-ˈbē-tēz
, -ˈbē-təs\
, -ˈbē-təs\
Kids Definition of diabetes
: a disease in which too little or no insulin is produced or insulin is produced but cannot be used normally resulting in high levels of sugar in the blood
diabetes
noun
di·a·be·tes
| \ ˌdī-ə-ˈbēt-ēz
, -ˈbēt-əs
\
, -ˈbēt-əs
\
plural diabetes
Medical Definition of diabetes
: any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine
especially
: diabetes mellitus
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