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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Kenig, 67, died of complications of diabetes and heart disease in June 2016. — Anne Ryman, azcentral, "Phoenix funeral home may face discipline after keeping bodies more than 100 days and charging 'excessive' burial fees," 21 Aug. 2019 Native people have some of the highest rates of diabetes, heart disease, cirrhosis and other liver disease and life-threatening injuries. — oregonlive.com, "Where are the Native American doctors? Oregon med school tries to solve crisis," 27 July 2019 Chuck Kremin left because of his diabetes and the fact that his wife was afraid of ghosts. — Los Angeles Times, "Gold Point, Nev., has a population of 6. One of them runs the inn. It’s not exactly his calling," 5 Aug. 2019 It is considered a key contributor to life-threatening conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. — Maryann Struman, Detroit Free Press, "Obesity expert Stephen O'Rahilly to receive $100K Taubman Prize for Excellence," 16 July 2019 Pyle missed only five of 126 possible games in his nine years with the Bears despite needing halftime insulin injections to regulate his diabetes. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 66, Mike Pyle," 1 July 2019 Leal has learned the same lesson about managing his diabetes. — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, "A ‘scary disease’: Children with Type 2 diabetes suffer from advanced complications, study finds," 28 June 2019 He was discharged from the hospital on March 29 after receiving extensive treatment for his diabetes and infection. — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, "He cycled between the streets and ER four times since February. Is this program the answer? | The Sacramento Bee," 11 May 2018 Jones actually found out about his diabetes by accident, which isn't uncommon. — Tehrene Firman, Good Housekeeping, "James Earl Jones Discusses His Diabetes for the First Time in Two Decades," 4 Jan. 2018These 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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