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Prepositions with diabetes

Using diabetes with prepositions

With diabetes is the normal expression for describing a person who has the condition. Of diabetes appears in medical descriptions such as symptoms of diabetes or complications of diabetes.

Quick answer

Should I use of diabetes or with diabetes?

Use with diabetes for people living with the condition. Use of diabetes after another noun when referring to causes, symptoms, treatment, or types related to diabetes.

She has lived with diabetes for ten years.
Doctors explained the symptoms of diabetes to the patient.
Support groups help people with diabetes manage their health.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
with diabetes

Describing someone who has diabetes

Use with diabetes after a noun referring to a person or group.

Children with diabetes need regular monitoring.
He works with adults with diabetes every day.
2
of diabetes

Referring to aspects related to the disease

Of diabetes follows nouns such as symptoms, treatment, risk, or complications.

The long-term effects of diabetes can be serious.
Researchers studied the causes of diabetes in young adults.
3
diagnosed with diabetes

Talking about a medical diagnosis

Diagnosed with is the standard medical expression.

She was diagnosed with diabetes at age fourteen.
Many patients are diagnosed with diabetes after routine tests.

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
with diabetes
a person with diabetes
someone who has the condition
of diabetes
the symptoms of diabetes
something related to the disease
diagnosed with diabetes
He was diagnosed with diabetes.
received a medical diagnosis
diabetic
a diabetic patient
adjective or noun referring to diabetes

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using of diabetes for a person

Use with diabetes to describe someone who has the condition.

✕ a woman of diabetes ✓ a woman with diabetes

Using with diabetes after symptom

Symptoms and causes normally take of diabetes.

✕ the symptoms with diabetes ✓ the symptoms of diabetes

Using diagnosed of diabetes

The standard expression is diagnosed with diabetes.

✕ He was diagnosed of diabetes. ✓ He was diagnosed with diabetes.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. She volunteers with children ___ diabetes.
2. Doctors discussed the complications ___ diabetes.
3. He was diagnosed ___ diabetes last year.

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Frequently asked questions

Is with diabetes the standard expression for people?

Yes. It is the normal and respectful way to describe someone who has diabetes.

When do we use of diabetes?

Use it after nouns such as symptoms, treatment, prevention, or causes.

Can diabetic replace with diabetes?

Sometimes. Diabetic can function as an adjective, as in diabetic patients.

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