Meaning & use
diabetologist
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Meaning
nouncountablemedical
A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating diabetes and the health problems linked to it.
Grammar: Countable: a diabetologist, two diabetologists.
Patterns
- see a diabetologist
- a diabetologist at something
My GP referred me to a diabetologist after my blood tests came back high.
The diabetologist adjusted her insulin dose at the clinic.
He sees a diabetologist every three months to check his blood sugar control.
Word forms
| plural | diabetologists |
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Common combinations
- consult a diabetologist
- You should consult a diabetologist about your eye symptoms.
- see a diabetologist
- She sees a diabetologist twice a year.
- leading diabetologist
- A leading diabetologist spoke at the conference.
- refer to a diabetologist
- The nurse will refer you to a diabetologist.
- diabetologist appointment
- His diabetologist appointment is on Tuesday.
Synonyms and how they differ
- endocrinologist
- An endocrinologist treats all hormone disorders, of which diabetes is only one, while a diabetologist focuses on diabetes.
- diabetes specialist
- Diabetes specialist is a plainer phrase and may include nurses or dietitians as well as doctors.
Word family
- diabetes noun
- a long-term condition affecting blood sugar
- diabetic adjective
- relating to or suffering from diabetes
- diabetology noun
- the branch of medicine dealing with diabetes
- prediabetes noun
- raised blood sugar that may lead to diabetes
Commonly confused: diabetologist or diabetic? diabetologist or dietitian?
diabetologist vs diabetic
A diabetic is a person who has diabetes, while a diabetologist is the doctor who treats it.
diabetologist vs dietitian
A dietitian advises on food and nutrition but is not usually a medical doctor.
Practice
Who would you most likely see for expert medical care for long-term diabetes?
Choose one answer.
A diabetologist is the doctor who specializes in diabetes. A pharmacist dispenses medicine and an optician tests eyes, so neither is a diabetes doctor.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “diabetologist”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.