Meanings
adjectivediabetic (comparative more diabetic, superlative most diabetic)
comparative more diabetic · superlative most diabetic
- Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
the diabetic foot
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diabetic complications
- Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
He turned diabetic in his thirties.
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diabetic patients (patients with diabetes)
- Suitable for one having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.
diabetic socks
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I also have learned to slip a couple of my diabetic cookies in my purse […] and take them along with me when we are invited out for afternoon coffee.
2002, Mabel Cavaiani, The New Diabetic Cookbook, Fifth Edition, page 347
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From diabetes + -ic. Doublet of diabatic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan diabètic, diabètic
- diabèticof diabetes
- diabètichaving diabetes
- diabèticperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Chinese Mandarin 糖尿病患者, 患糖尿病者
- 糖尿病患者 (tángniàobìnghuànzhě)person suffering from diabetes mellitus
- 患糖尿病者 (huàntángniàobìngzhě)person suffering from diabetes mellitus
Czech diabetik
- diabetikperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Danish diabetiker
- diabetikerperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Dutch diabetisch
- diabetischsuitable for one having diabetes mellitus
Finnish sokeritaudin, sokeritautiin liittyvä
- sokeritaudinof diabetes
- sokeritautiin liittyväof diabetes
- sokeritautinenhaving diabetes
- diabeetikoille sopivasuitable for one having diabetes mellitus
- sokeritautinenperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
- diabeetikkoperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
- sokeritautipotilasperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
French diabétique, diabétique
- diabétiqueof diabetes
- diabétiquehaving diabetes
- diabétiquesuitable for one having diabetes mellitus
- diabétiqueperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
German Diabetiker-, zuckerkrank
- Diabetiker-of diabetes
- zuckerkrankhaving diabetes
- diabetischsuitable for one having diabetes mellitus
- Diabetikerperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
- Diabetikerinperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Greek διαβητικός, διαβητικός
- διαβητικός (diavitikós)of diabetes
- διαβητικός (diavitikós)having diabetes
- διαβητικός (diavitikós)suitable for one having diabetes mellitus
- διαβητικός (diavitikós)person suffering from diabetes mellitus
Hebrew סוכרתי, סוכרתית
- סוכרתי (sukarti)having diabetes
- סוכרתית (sukartit)having diabetes
Hungarian cukorbeteg, cukorbajos
- cukorbeteghaving diabetes
- cukorbajoshaving diabetes
- diabéteszeshaving diabetes
- cukorbetegperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
- cukrosperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Italian diabetico, diabetico
- diabeticoof diabetes
- diabeticohaving diabetes
- diabeticosuitable for one having diabetes mellitus
- diabeticoperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Norwegian Bokmål diabetisk, diabetisk
- diabetiskof diabetes
- diabetiskhaving diabetes
- diabetisksuitable for one having diabetes mellitus
- diabetikerperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Polish cukrzycowy, diabetyczny
- cukrzycowyof diabetes
- diabetycznyhaving diabetes
Portuguese diabético, diabético
- diabéticoof diabetes
- diabéticohaving diabetes
- diabéticoperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Romanian diabetic, diabetic
- diabeticof diabetes
- diabetichaving diabetes
Russian диабе́тик
- диабе́тик (diabétik)person suffering from diabetes mellitus
Spanish diabético, diabetológico
- diabéticoof diabetes
- diabetológicoof diabetes
- diabéticohaving diabetes
- diabéticoperson suffering from diabetes mellitus
Swedish diabetisk, diabetisk
- diabetiskof diabetes
- diabetiskhaving diabetes
- sockersjukhaving diabetes
Tagalog diyabetiko
- diyabetikohaving diabetes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with diabetic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
diabetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabetic
MLA
“diabetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diabetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diabetic.
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