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diabetes in Spanish

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

diabetes in Spanish

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.]
diabetis
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.]
diábetis
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.
    "His doctor diagnosed him with type 2 diabetes after a routine blood test."
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diabetes in a sentence

  • His doctor diagnosed him with type 2 diabetes after a routine blood test.
  • She manages her diabetes with insulin injections and a careful diet.

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What is "diabetes" in Spanish?

"diabetes" in Spanish is diabetes, diabetis, diábetis. 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: "His doctor diagnosed him with type 2 diabetes after a routine blood test." In Spanish, "diabetes" is diabetes, diabetis, diábetis.

Are there other ways to say "diabetes" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "diabetes": diabetes, diabetis, diábetis.

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