| 单词 | diabetic |
| 释义 | diabetic (once / 8437 pages) nadj If you're a diabetic, you are a person who suffers from the disease of diabetes. Diabetics tend to have wildly varying blood sugar levels, which can sometimes be dangerous. A diabetic's pancreas typically doesn't produce enough insulin, the hormone in your body that metabolizes sugars and carbohydrates. The word diabetic is also an adjective that describes someone who has the illness or something associated with it. Your diabetic friend might need to monitor her blood sugar several times a day and follow a special diabetic diet. The word comes from the Greek, in which it means "excessive discharge of urine," one of the illness's symptoms. WORD FAMILYdiabetic: antidiabetic, diabetics+/antidiabetic: antidiabetics USAGE EXAMPLESThe emphasis on prevention of diabetic eye disease starts with regular care of the disease, he said. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) He is a Type 1 diabetic who specializes in treating diabetes. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) Diabetics need and consume a lot of health care. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1n someone who has diabetes Hyper diseased person, sick person, sufferer a person suffering from an illness 2adj suffering from diabetes Syn ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function 3adj of or relating to or causing diabetes |
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