1.
diabetic patient; person with diabetes
A person who has diabetes, a chronic condition in which the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar.
糖尿病患者が増えている。
The number of diabetic patients is increasing.
糖尿病患者は食事に気をつける必要がある。
Diabetic patients need to be careful about their diet.
医師は糖尿病患者に毎日運動するよう勧めた。
The doctor advised the diabetic patient to exercise every day.
Written 糖尿病 (diabetes) + 患者 (patient). The suffix 患者 combines with many illness names (e.g. がん患者, cancer patient).
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 糖尿病: diabetes — the condition itself
- 患者: patient — the general base word