View Poll Results: What's the proper pronunciation?

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  • die-uh-bee-tees

    23 79.31%
  • die-uh-bee-tus

    2 6.90%
  • I use both interchangeably.

    0 0%
  • OH LAWD MY BABY'S GOT THE SUGARS

    11 37.93%
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Thread: DIABETES vs. DIABETES

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    Me: So, do you have any medical conditions, like high blood pressure or diabetes?
    Patient: Dia-what?

    Me: Di-uh-bee-tees.

    Patient: What's that?

    Me: It's when you have problems with blood sugar.

    Patient: Oh, that's right,! Yeah I got the sugahs!

    Me: (please, Vanessa, do not laugh, omg so f'ing hilarious)

  2. #32
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    Where in the hell do you live? I've been in the south all my life, and still the only time I hear it get called that is ironically.

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