Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios.
Today we will cover sentences a diabetic might need!
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Ich bin Diabetiker/ Diabetikerin.
I’m diabetic.
Ich habe Typ-1-Diabetes/ Typ-2-Diabetes.
I have type 1 diabetes/ type 1 diabetes.
Ich muss meinen Blutzucker messen.
I need to check my blood sugar.
Ich muss Insulin spritzen.
I have to inject insulin.
Es ist wichtig, dass ich regelmäßig meine Medikamente einnehme.
It’s important that I take my medication regularly.
Kannst du mir bitte beim Berechnen der Kohlenhydrate in diesem Essen helfen?
Can you please help me calculate the carbohydrates in this meal?
Ich muss darauf achten, meinen Blutzuckerspiegel stabil zu halten.
I have to be careful to keep my blood sugar level stable.
Ich muss etwas essen, um meinen Blutzucker zu erhöhen.
I need to eat something to raise my blood sugar.
Meine Blutzuckerwerte waren heute Morgen zu hoch.
My blood sugar levels were too high this morning.
Ich habe meine Lanzetten in England gelassen.
I have left my lancets in England.
Here’s the video where Steven gets to practise saying and translating the sentences:
What can you do with these sentences to remember them?
You can bookmark this post or make a vocabulary list with them. You can do that with any paper or electronic notebook. Or you could buy my notebook which I designed specially for German vocab learners. It has space for vocabulary lists and sentences. You can even choose one of two colours ☺
