Is diabetes classed as terminal illness

No, a terminal illness is a condition that will end in death because there is no medication that can prevent it's progression. Terminal illnesses are generally cancers or malignant tumours.

Diabetes is a chronic condition. This means that, although at the moment there is not a cure, it is well controlled by medication or in some cases just dietary changes.

No diabetes itself is not percieved as terminal, however it can get worse if the condition is not treated, or if the severity of it is bad,for example there are different types of diabetes, type A etc...
Also people can turn diabetes into more serious illnesess if they do not look after themselves, such as the diabetics that are forbidden to eat sugar, if they chose to disobey this rule, it can lead to problems like blindess(happened to a neighbour of mine)
So if not treated properly, diabetes can be transformed into a terminal illness but is classed a chronic illness when first diagnosed.
Hope this helps.

Terminal illness is a medical term popularized in the 20th century to describe an active and malignant disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer or advanced heart disease than for trauma.
Diabetes Mellitus can not be termed as a terminal illness.

No diabetes is not considered a terminal illness. It is a chronic illness that has no cure but is treatable.

You need to have good control of your blood sugars to help keep you from developing kidney disease, heart disease and limb amputations. Also to keep from going blind.

no~~ but it "can" eventually become a dibilitating diseaase if it gets bad. It affects your eye sight and circulation in most cases. Resulting in loss of sight, and loss of toes/ feet/legs. PLEASE treat it VERY seriously!

yes you are righ.....diabetes is big gate for entering many other disease like heart failure, kidney damage, stroke, ganren,etc. I never know people die cause diabetes but most of diabetes people die cause complication of diabetes

diabetic person could be a normal person if he or she controlled their sugar level and adopt with it
and it can be terminal illness if diabetic person neglected or ignored the problem and it can be fatal

No Terminal illness is one for which Death is
inevitable,.
Diabetes is well controlled with all of the treatment available.

The way I put it, diabetes is not something you die -from-, it's something you die -with-.

No, but conditions caused by diabetes are now the 3rd leading cause of death in the world.

No, it is usually dubbed a chronic illness.