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diabetes

diabetes

9 3.0
A long-term illness that makes blood sugar too high and makes you very thirsty and need to pee often
  • noun
  • /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diabetes
  • Frequent urination and excessive thirst are common symptoms of diabetes.
  • diabetes mellitus
  • diabetes care
  • diabetes prevention

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Examples

  • The correlation between weight and diabetes has been made very clear.

  • We've been through the asthma, the diabetes, all sorts of issues.

  • Actually the number one cost of diabetes is heart disease.

  • All right, send an email to American Diabetes Association, see if they get back to us.

  • American Diabetes Association actually finally got back and they agreed to an interview.

  • Well, the mission of the American Diabetes Association is to identify a prevention and a cure for diabetes.

  • What happens if you have diabetes or hypertension?

  • Now let's talk before we end about how diabetes might be prevented and addressed.

  • That tends to lead to diabetes, to insulin resistance and diabetes.

  • The incidence of diabetes is exploding.

Synonyms

diabetes mellitus
vsdiabetes
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A long-term condition in which the body cannot control blood sugar levels

is the common name used in everyday speech rather than the formal label
DM
vsdiabetes
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A long-term disease where the body cannot control blood sugar

is the full phrase used in formal or everyday contexts rather than the abbreviation

Compounds

type II diabetes
  • Specialized
3 3.9

A long-term condition that makes blood sugar too high, often in adults and treated with diet and pills

juvenile diabetes
  • Specialized
2 3.2

A long term illness in young people whose body cannot make insulin so they need injections

diabetes mellitus
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A long-term condition in which the body cannot control blood sugar levels

1 3.2

A long-term condition in adults where the body cannot use blood sugar and is often treated with diet or pills

type I diabetes
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A long-term condition in which the body makes little or no insulin and people must take insulin injections

1 4.1

A disease in children and young people where the body cannot control blood sugar and needs insulin

9.9

A rare condition where too much iron builds up, causing bronze skin, high blood sugar, and liver damage

chemical diabetes
  • Specialized
5.3

A mild form of diabetes that shows abnormal blood sugar tests but no clear symptoms

diabetes insipidus
  • Specialized
7.3

A rare condition that makes the body produce a lot of very watery urine and feel very thirsty

A long-term condition in adults that makes the body unable to use sugar well and usually needs diet and pills

autoimmune diabetes
  • Specialized
4.5

A type of diabetes when the body's immune system destroys insulin-producing cells, so people need insulin

6.3

A condition causing high blood sugar and dangerous acid build-up, needing diet and insulin

6.0

A mild adult illness that develops slowly with high blood sugar and usually does not cause ketosis

A mild adult condition of high blood sugar usually controlled by diet and pills, not insulin

latent diabetes
  • Specialized
6.0

A mild illness with high blood sugar but no clear signs

A condition in adults where the body cannot use insulin well, causing high blood sugar

A long term illness in adults where the body cannot use sugar well and is treated by diet or pills

mature-onset diabetes
  • Specialized
4.4

A common adult disease where blood sugar becomes too high and is often treated with diet and pills

A long-term disease in which the body cannot make insulin and needs injections to control blood sugar

7.4

A type of diabetes that often causes dangerous ketones in the blood and needs insulin and diet control

A mild diabetes in adults controlled by diet and pills rather than insulin

A mild diabetes in adults that rarely causes blood acid and doctors treat with diet or tablets not insulin

Kidneys do not respond to the hormone that saves water, causing extreme thirst and passing a lot of urine

A long-term illness where the body cannot use sugar properly and is often managed by diet and exercise

A long illness in adults that causes high blood sugar and usually does not need insulin injections

How Severe

diabetic coma
  • Specialized
2 5.0
diabetic acidosis
  • Specialized
6.1
diabetes
  • Specialized
9 3.0
prediabetes
  • Specialized
3.9

Surface Forms

diabetes singular
diabetes plural

Etymology

The word diabetes comes from the Greek verb diabainein meaning 'to pass through', and the prefix dia- means 'through', as in dialogue. This image fits the illness because people with diabetes often pass a lot of water as urine and feel very thirsty. Doctors long ago also called it diabetes mellitus, adding mellitus ('honey-sweet') because they noticed sweet urine.