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diabetes in Dutch

diabetes in Dutch is diabetes, suikerziekte — diabetes means a metabolic disease in which the body can't produce or properly use insulin, resulting in high blood sugar.

diabetes in Dutch

diabetes
noun
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]
suikerziekte
noun
(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

What does "diabetes" mean?

  1. noun A metabolic disease in which the body can't produce or properly use insulin, resulting in high blood sugar.
    "People with diabetes often need to check their blood sugar several times a day."
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diabetes in a sentence

  • People with diabetes often need to check their blood sugar several times a day.
  • His doctor diagnosed him with type 2 diabetes after a routine blood test.

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What is "diabetes" in Dutch?
"diabetes" in Dutch is diabetes, suikerziekte. diabetes means: A metabolic disease in which the body can't produce or properly use insulin, resulting in high blood sugar.
How do you use "diabetes" in a sentence?
Example: "People with diabetes often need to check their blood sugar several times a day." In Dutch, "diabetes" is diabetes, suikerziekte.
Are there other ways to say "diabetes" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 2 translations listed for "diabetes": diabetes, suikerziekte.
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