How to Use diabetes mellitus in a Sentence

diabetes mellitus

noun
  • There are even rarer causes of diabetes mellitus, some of which are likely in lean or even underweight people.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
  • Her cause of death was ruled natural and was the result of complications of diabetes mellitus.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • One of the goals of the camp was helping to educate children, ages 5 to 16, about living with their disease, diabetes mellitus.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • It is not related to the more common diabetes mellitus, in which the body cannot properly regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels.
    — Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
  • Though these symptoms are also seen with diabetes mellitus (DM), remember that the two conditions are distinct.
    — Erika Prouty, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
  • Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes mellitus — a group of diseases associated with high blood sugar, called hyperglycemia.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The drug is designed to treat patients with heart failure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and other cardiovascular risk factors.
    — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
  • Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus, a medical condition that leads to high blood glucose.
    — Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
  • If there was suspicion of criminality, the medical examiner would have proceeded with an autopsy. Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a chronic disease where a person's blood sugar levels are too high and the pancreas does not produce enough insulin.
    — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • For example, if your excessive thirst is caused by diabetes mellitus, your healthcare provider will recommend lifestyle changes and/or medications to help lower your blood sugar levels.
    — Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Michelle Trachtenberg died due to natural causes, as a result of complications from diabetes mellitus.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The first symptom to appear is diabetes mellitus, usually diagnosed around age six, and optic atrophy (progressive vision loss) around age 11.
    — Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Insufficient insulin or bodily resistance to it causes high levels of glucose to remain in the blood, a condition formally known as diabetes mellitus.
    — Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books, 21 Sep. 2022
  • For example, diabetes mellitus should be suspected if the tongue has a yellow coating, whereas a purple tongue with a thick fatty layer may be a symptom of cancer and a white tongue may indicate a lack of iron in a person’s blood.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Weight loss injections are prescription-only medicines that are designed to help individuals lose weight and manage metabolic disorders like diabetes mellitus.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In dogs, the most common form is diabetes mellitus, or sugar diabetes, according to an article from the American Kennel Club.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Sleep deprivation is also associated with insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes mellitus and obesity.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • However, they should always be given in moderation, because overfeeding your pet can lead to obesity, which causes diseases such as diabetes mellitus, arthritis, heart disease and even cancer.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Data show higher death rates in many categories, including diabetes mellitus and chronic lower respiratory diseases.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2024
  • This allowed doctors to rule out other possible causes such as diabetes mellitus, iron deficiency anemia, and spinal cord dysfunction and put their fingers on the restless anal syndrome diagnosis.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Weinstein’s health issues, which include chronic myeloid leukemia, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease and more, cannot be discussed as part of the trial, per a pre-trial ruling from Judge Farber.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Among the most common complications of pregnancy is a high level of glucose in the blood, a condition known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
    — Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2022
  • His favorite example is exenatide, a synthetic hormone that treats diabetes mellitus type 2, originally derived from the saliva of Gila monsters.
    — Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Diabetes, specifically type 1 diabetes mellitus, is an autoimmune illness impacting the production of insulin.
    — Joe Shen, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The drug was authorized for people with at least one risk factor—obesity, those over the age of 60, diabetes mellitus or heart disease—for developing severe illness, the MHRA said.
    — Lisa Kim, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The conditions include cancer, heart issues such as heart failure or coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, solid organ transplant, obesity or severe obesity, sickle cell disease or Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    — Peggy O’Hare, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Such conditions include cancer, heart issues such as heart failure or coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, solid organ transplant, obesity or severe obesity, sickle cell disease or Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    — Peggy O’Hare, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Buffy's young sister Dawn, died in February 2025 at the age of 39 from complications with diabetes mellitus.
    — Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
  • Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Buffy's younger sister Dawn, died at 39 in February 2025 due to complications from diabetes mellitus.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
  • These conditions include cancer, heart issues such as heart failure or coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, solid organ transplant, obesity or severe obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease or Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    — Taylor Pettaway, ExpressNews.com, 30 Dec. 2020

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