No. 3,500 in Swedish
diabetes
Diabetes: A medical condition where the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels.
In a sentence
Min vän lider av diabetes och måste övervaka sitt blodsocker noggrant.
My friend suffers from diabetes and needs to monitor their blood sugar closely.
Here, 'diabetes' is used as a noun to describe a medical condition.
Den senaste forskningen om diabetes är mycket lovande.
The latest research on diabetes is very promising.
In this sentence, 'diabetes' refers to the general condition as a field of study or topic.
Diabetes kan påverka livskvaliteten på olika sätt.
Diabetes can affect quality of life in various ways.
This usage of 'diabetes' implies it as a subject impacting individuals in diverse manners.
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