type 1 diabetes
A condition characterised by a high level of glucose in the blood caused by an…A condition characterised by a high level of glucose in the blood caused by an insufficiency of insulin.
» Tom has type 1 diabetes.
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1 senses(uncountable)A condition characterised by a high level of glucose in the blood caused by an insufficiency of insulin.
Examples
7 sentencesTom has type 1 diabetes.
Tom has type 2 diabetes.
Tom has type one diabetes.
Tom has type two diabetes.
My mother has type 2 diabetes.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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