diabetes
US /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/
・UK /ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z/
B2
noun
- Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
other
- A disease in which the body does not produce insulin.
- A disease in which the body does not make enough insulin or does not use insulin properly.
- A metabolic disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to insulin is impaired, resulting in elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
- A form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy.
- A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, in which the body does not produce insulin.
- A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in adults, in which the body does not use insulin properly.