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diabetes in Swedish

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

diabetes in Swedish

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.]
sockersjuka
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 Swedish?
"diabetes" in Swedish is diabetes, sockersjuka. 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 Swedish, "diabetes" is diabetes, sockersjuka.
Are there other ways to say "diabetes" in Swedish?
Yes — Swedish has 2 translations listed for "diabetes": diabetes, sockersjuka.
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