Words / B2

deye-uh-BET-ik/ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk/

Diabetic means having diabetes, or relating to that condition: a diabetic patient; diabetic diet. As a noun, a person with diabetes (some prefer person with diabetes). Diabetes is the noun of the illness. Diabetic prevalence in the NHS table still needs the year and the age band. Mix-up: diabetic vs dietetic; diabolic; do not write diabetic for a low-sugar snack with no clinical link in the source.

Meaning

Having diabetes, or relating to that condition; as a noun, a person with diabetes.

Examples

• “Diabetic prevalence in the NHS table still needs the year and the age band, not a food slogan.”
• “A diabetic clinic featured in the care pathway, which is still a named caseload — quote the n if given.”

Good to know

a diabetic patient / clinic / diet; a diabetic (noun). Illness: diabetes. Trap: dietetic / a “diabetic” biscuit slogan with no diagnosis. Biology and PSHE. Of diabetes — quote prevalence or the caseload.

Near in meaning

of diabetes, insulin-dependent (narrower), person with diabetes

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