From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disability, Fooddiabeticdi‧a‧bet‧ic1 /ˌdaɪəˈbetɪk◂/ adjective1MIhaving diabetesSarah is diabetic.2MIcaused by diabetesa diabetic coma3MDDFproduced for people who have diabetesdiabetic chocolateExamples from the Corpusdiabetic• Anne is diabetic.• Daniel was not eligible as a donor because she is diabetic.• Vet says she could be diabetic.• This study has shown that an acceptablestandard of diabetic care can be provided in normalsurgery time.• No differences were observed in the diabetic group as a whole compared to controls.• It also occurs in alcoholism, diabetic ketoacidosis, and in patients taking antacids which bindphosphate in the gut.• Conclusion - Angiotensin I convertingenzymeinhibition by enalapril effectively reduces microalbuminuria in normotensive diabetic patients whereas hydrochlorothiazide is not effective.• It is obviously difficult to study arterial prostacyclin production in diabetic subjects.• In doing so, he developed a blister on his foot that turned into a diabeticulcer.Related topics: Illness & disabilitydiabeticdiabetic2 noun [countable]MIsomeone who has diabetesExamples from the Corpusdiabetic• Then his weaknesses - alcohol, drugs, any physical weakness such as being a diabetic.• Her stepson Michael Sellers is a diabetic.• But then came the news his immigrationapplication had been delayed a few weeks because he's a diabetic.• Then the diabetic had suffered a hypoglycaemic attack.• Their potentially adverse effects with particular reference to the diabetic will now be outlined.• The diabetic is unable to regulatesugar in this way.• Severe lipaemia in an undiagnosed diabetic will usually resolve with the institution of insulintherapy and effective diabetic control.