diabetic : Idioms & Phrases


diabetic acidosis

  • noun acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
    ketoacidosis.
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diabetic coma

  • noun coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus
    Kussmaul's coma.
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diabetic diet

  • noun a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes
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diabetic retinopathy

  • noun retinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in the retina; results from chronically high blood glucose levels in people with poorly controlled diabetes
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Diabetic sugar

  • . (Chem.) Same as Dextrose.
Webster 1913