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“diabetes” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/djaˈβetes/

Example

Tengo diabetes desde hace dos años.

I've had diabetes for two years.

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How to say “diabetes” in Spanish

“Diabetes” in Spanish is diabetes.

Persistent high and fluctuating blood glucose levels.

Full entry for diabetes: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with diabetes

Es importante controlar la diabetes con dieta y ejercicio.

It is important to control diabetes with diet and exercise.

Tips for using diabetes

  • Spanish commonly expresses having the condition with tener (tener diabetes or padecer diabetes) and speakers usually specify diabetes tipo 1 or diabetes tipo 2 when relevant.

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