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🚫 Not related to diabetes 🙂 A person without diabetes
nondiabetic

nondiabetic

4.7
A person who does not have diabetes
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnˈdaɪəˌbɛtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no diabético
  • The study compared blood sugar levels between nondiabetics and people with diabetes.

Examples

  • A nondiabetic may not need to monitor their glucose as frequently as a diabetic.

  • A nondiabetic can enjoy sweets.

  • Doctors explained the differences in diet for nondiabetics and diabetics.

  • Many nondiabetics do not understand the challenges faced by diabetics.

  • John is a nondiabetic, so he doesn't need to monitor his blood sugar levels.

  • As a nondiabetic, Maria can enjoy birthday cake without any health concerns.

  • Her doctor advised that a nondiabetic should maintain a balanced diet to stay healthy.

Antonyms

diabetic
29 3.9

A person who has a disease that makes blood sugar too high

How Insulin-Dependent

type II diabetes
  • Specialized
3 3.9
prediabetes
  • Specialized
3.9
nondiabetic
  • Specialized
4.7

Surface Forms

nondiabetic singular
nondiabetics plural

Morphology

nondiabetic = diabetic (transparent) = non + diabetic

A straightforward negation formed with 'non-' on the noun 'diabetic', meaning 'not a person with diabetes'.

Etymology

A nondiabetic is a person who does not have diabetes; the word joins non- meaning 'not' with diabetic, so it literally means 'a person without diabetes'.