: a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Over time, that means higher risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Over time, that means higher risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
—Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
These benefits align with observational studies linking higher pear intake with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
GLP-1s for Chronic Kidney Disease A study called the FLOW trial showed that semaglutide could delay the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and lower the risk of kidney and cardiovascular death in people with both CKD and type 2 diabetes.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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type 2 diabetes
noun
: diabetes mellitus of a common form that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also adult-onset diabetes, late-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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