type 2 diabetes

noun

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: 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

Examples of type 2 diabetes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The program is one of several that Mama’s Kitchen offers for San Diego residents with HIV, cancer, congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and other critical illnesses. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

Your Blood Sugar Levels May Be Supported Researchers have noted a connection between type 2 diabetes and magnesium deficiency. —Md Published, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2026

However, prebiotic sodas alone aren't going to keep a potential type 2 diabetes diagnosis at bay. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026

Eating them regularly could help maintain stable blood sugar and lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. —Zia Sherrell, Health, 16 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

type 2 diabetes

noun

-ˈtü- 

: 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