diabetes
/ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz/noun
उच्चारण डायबीटीज़
मधुमेह, डायबिटीज़
Core word
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a medical condition which causes the body to be unable to produce enough insulin to control the amount of sugar in the blood
मधुमेह, डायबिटीज़
- type 2 diabetes
- Regular walking can help control diabetes and keep your weight down.
- Diabetes is becoming common among young adults.
+ 3 more examples
- His doctor told him that he had diabetes.
- Eating less sugar helps to prevent diabetes.
- Diabetes runs in the family.
Synonyms sugar (informal)
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
diabetes (uncountable, singular verb)
Diabetes is an uncountable noun that ends in -s but takes a singular verb. It is not used with 'a' or in the plural.
'Diabetes' uncountable noun है; -s पर समाप्त होने पर भी singular verb लेता है। इसके साथ 'a' या plural नहीं आता।
- Diabetes is becoming common among young adults.
- Diabetes runs in her family.
have / suffer from / develop diabetes
Use have, suffer from or develop for the condition. Be diagnosed with diabetes shows the medical finding.
रोग के लिए have, suffer from या develop आता है। 'Be diagnosed with diabetes' चिकित्सकीय निष्कर्ष बताता है।
- His uncle suffers from diabetes.
- She was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of forty.
type 1 / type 2 diabetes
Doctors speak of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 is more common in adults and linked to lifestyle.
डॉक्टर type 1 और type 2 diabetes की बात करते हैं। Type 2 वयस्कों में अधिक आम है और जीवनशैली से जुड़ा है।
- Type 2 diabetes can often be controlled by diet and exercise.
control / manage diabetes
People control or manage diabetes through diet, exercise and medicine, especially insulin.
लोग आहार, व्यायाम और दवा, विशेषकर इंसुलिन, से मधुमेह को नियंत्रित या प्रबंधित करते हैं।
- He manages his diabetes with a strict diet and a daily walk.
+Collocations 4
adjective + diabetes
type 2juvenilegestationalchronicuncontrolled
- Gestational diabetes can appear during pregnancy.
verb + diabetes
developcontrolpreventtreatsuffer from
- Regular exercise helps prevent diabetes.
diabetes + noun
patienttestdrugclinicrisk
- The clinic runs a free diabetes test every Sunday.
risk or cause
family historyobesitylack of exercisehigh sugarstress
- Obesity increases the risk of diabetes.
“More examples 5
- India is often called the diabetes capital of the world.
भारत को प्रायः दुनिया की मधुमेह राजधानी कहा जाता है।
- The doctor advised Radhika's grandfather to cut down on sugar because of his diabetes.
डॉक्टर ने राधिका के दादाजी को मधुमेह के कारण चीनी कम करने की सलाह दी।
- Diabetes happens when the body cannot make or use insulin properly.
मधुमेह तब होता है जब शरीर इंसुलिन ठीक से बना या उपयोग नहीं कर पाता।
- A morning walk of thirty minutes can lower the risk of diabetes.
तीस मिनट की सुबह की सैर मधुमेह का जोखिम कम कर सकती है।
- Health camps in the village offer free tests for diabetes and blood pressure.
गाँव के स्वास्थ्य शिविर मधुमेह और रक्तचाप की निःशुल्क जाँच करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Diabetes are a serious disease.
✓ Diabetes is a serious disease.
Diabetes is singular in meaning and takes the verb is.
'Diabetes' अर्थ में singular है और 'is' लेता है।
✗ He is suffering with diabetes since 2015.
✓ He has been suffering from diabetes since 2015.
Suffer takes from, and since needs a perfect continuous tense.
'Suffer' के बाद 'from' आता है, और 'since' के साथ perfect continuous tense चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
sugar (informal)
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: diabetes is caused by a lack of insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas; 14 November is World Diabetes Day.
विज्ञान में मधुमेह insulin की कमी से होता है, जो अग्न्याशय (pancreas) द्वारा बनाया गया hormone है; 14 नवंबर विश्व मधुमेह दिवस है।