How do you say "diabetes"?

Nurses General Nursing

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  1. How do you say 'diabetes'?

    • 22
      Diabetes
    • 36
      Diabeedees
    • 4
      Diabeetus
    • 4
      Some other way not listed

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Curious

It didn't let me post a poll.

A) diabeedees

B) diabeetus

C) some other way, cuz I'm a freak that way

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I pronounce it "dy-uh-beet-ez" or "dy-uh-beet-ees", depending on how much talking I'm doing and how it flows into the other words I'm saying.

I also tend to pronounce it however my pt's pronounce it.

That's because I weirdly-- and unintentionally-- tend to mimic those with whom I am speaking.

I'm trying to decide how much of a weirdo this makes me :cautious:

EDIT: I didn't see your poll the first time, so I'd have to say "B" and "C".

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

My husband, also a nurse, insists that I'm the only person in the world who pronounces it like B.

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Like option a) except with a T instead of a D sound. Dy-a-beet-eez

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My husband, also a nurse, insists that I'm the only person in the world who pronounces it like B.

I don't think so...

:bored:

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I don't think so...

:bored:

You read my mind ;)

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
It didn't let me post a poll.
I posted a poll for you. :)
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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.
Like option a) except with a T instead of a D sound. Dy-a-beet-eez

Like this.

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Specializes in Education.

Sugars. (Hey, it's a regional thing. "My sugars is acting up again."

But when I'm using the actual terminology, A.

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Specializes in Emergency, ICU.
My husband, also a nurse, insists that I'm the only person in the world who pronounces it like B.

Well, unless you're one of my old professors, you're not. I've heard plenty "diabeetus" thrown around.

As HygieneQueen mentioned, I too mimic people's pronunciations! I though I was the only one to do that ;)

I'm A in the poll.

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Specializes in LTC.

Die-ya-bee-teez I say "I have Type 1 die-ya-bee-teez" I hate it when people say "dia-ya-beat-us" lol. I lived in the south for awhile and everyone called it "the sugar", like "you must have the sugar bad cause you're on insulin" or "my granny only has a bit of the sugar cause she takes those sugar pills".

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.
You read my mind ;)

Yes! I thought of him too!! I used to watch that commercial and wonder why he said it that funny way!!!!!!! Lolol!

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