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nounsomeone who has diabetestype of:
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adjectivesuffering from diabetes
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of or relating to or causing diabetes
Definition that contains diabetic
- sulfonylurea antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus
- glucotrol an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
- micronase an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
- diabeta an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
- wood sugar a sugar extracted from wood or straw; used in foods for diabetics
- glyburide an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
- orinase sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- glipizide an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
- humulin a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin
- recombinant human insulin a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin