Definitions for diabetes
ˌdaɪ əˈbi tɪs, -tizdi·a·betes

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. diabetesnoun

   a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diabetesnoun

   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.

2. diabetesnoun

   Diabetes insipidus, a condition characterized by excessive thirst and excretion of large amounts of severely diluted urine.

3. Etymology: From the διαβαίνω, via the participle διαβήτης. This refers to the excessive amounts of urine produced by sufferers.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diabetesnoun

   A morbid copiousness of urine; a fatal colliquation by the urinary passages.

   Etymology: διαβάιτης.

   An increase of that secretion may accompany the general colliquations; as in fluxes, hectick sweats and coughs, diabetes, and other consumptions. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diabetes

   Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is caused by either a lack of insulin-secreting beta-cells in the pancreas due to an autoimmune response (type 1 diabetes), an imbalance between blood sugar level and insulin production (type 2 diabetes), and can be precipitated by pregnancy (gestational diabetes). Symptoms of diabetes can vary, and if untreated, can have a range of acute and chronic complications. Untreated or poorly treated diabetes accounts for approximately 1.5 million deaths per year.There is no widely-accepted cure for most cases of diabetes. The most common treatment for type 1 diabetes is insulin replacement therapy (insulin injections). Anti-diabetic medications such as metformin and semaglutide, as well as lifestyle modifications, can be used to prevent or respond to type 2 diabetes. Gestational diabetes normally resolves shortly after delivery. As of 2019, an estimated 463 million people had diabetes worldwide accounting for 8.8% of the adult population. Type 2 diabetes makes up about 90% of all diabetes cases. The prevalence of the disease continues to increase, most dramatically in low- and middle-income nations. Rates are similar in women and men, with diabetes being the 7th-leading cause of death globally. By 2030, it is forecast that global expenditure on diabetes-related healthcare will exceed US$1 trillion.

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1. diabetes

   Diabetes is a long-term chronic health condition characterized by a high level of sugar (glucose) in the blood. This can occur either because the pancreas is unable to produce enough insulin or the body's cells have become resistant to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. The three main types of this disease are Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. Symptoms may include frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss, extreme fatigue, and blurred vision. If left untreated, diabetes can lead to serious complications like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and nerve damage.

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1. Diabetesnoun

   a disease which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine. Most frequently the urine is not only increased in quantity, but contains saccharine matter, in which case the disease is generally fatal

2. Etymology: [NL., from Gr. , fr. to pass or cross over. See Diabase.]

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1. Diabetes

   Diabetes is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published since 1952 by the American Diabetes Association. It covers research about the physiology and pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus including any aspect of laboratory, animal or human research. Emphasis is on investigative reports focusing on areas such as the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications, normal and pathologic pancreatic islet function and intermediary metabolism, pharmacological mechanisms of drug and hormone action, and biochemical and molecular aspects of normal and abnormal biological processes. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 8.889, ranking it 5th out of 116 journals in the category "Endocrinology & Metabolism".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diabetes

   dī-a-bē′tēz, n. a disease marked by a morbid and excessive discharge of urine.—adjs. Diabet′ic, -al. [Gr., from diabainein, dia, through, and bainein, to go.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diabetes

   a disease characterised by an excessive discharge of urine, and accompanied with great thirst; there are two forms of this disease.

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1. • Polygenic Disease

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diabetes in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diabetes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of diabetes in a Sentence

1. Hiroyasu Iso:

   We were surprised about the strength of the effect of television watching compared with the effects of advancing age, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, or body mass index in this study, we speculated that leg immobility during television watching had increased their risk of fatal pulmonary embolism.

2. Giulio Romeo:

   Our 12-week study showed beneficial effects of adding cinnamon to the diet on keeping blood sugar levels stable in participants with prediabetes, these findings provide the rationale for longer and larger studies to address if cinnamon can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes over time.

3. Miguel Martinez-Gonzalez:

   Sweetened beverages lead to weight gain and obesity and this leads to diabetes and heart failure, the take home message is to drink water instead of sweetened beverages.

4. Leonardo Trasande:

   But we already know phthalates mess with the male sex hormone, testosterone, which is a predictor of adult cardiovascular disease. And we already know that these exposures can contribute to multiple conditions associated with mortality, such as obesity and diabetes.

5. Nick Littlehales:

   There's a lot of evidence that (sleep problems are) some of the real reasons why type two diabetes is going up quite dramatically ... weight control, depression, bipolar, anxiety, stress -- there's a lot of quite serious health issues, they're finding things like breast cancer in shift-working nurses against non-shift working nurses.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diabetes
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diabetes
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=diabetes
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diabetes
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=diabetes
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=diabetes
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Diabetes