diabetic
adj.adj. having diabetes, a condition where your body cannot control blood sugar levels properly.
adj. suffering from diabetes mellitus; characterized by elevated blood glucose levels due to insufficient insulin production or action.
My uncle is diabetic and checks his sugar daily.
The nurse explained that being diabetic requires careful monitoring of food intake and regular exercise.
Although often associated with older adults, the rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes means many young adults are now diabetic.
From diabetes + -ic. Doublet of diabatic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Typically used predicatively after a linking verb (e.g. 'is diabetic') or attributively before a noun (e.g. 'diabetic patient').
Last updated May 4, 2026