type 2 diabetes

noun

ˈtīp-ˈtü- 

: 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

Medicaid coverage All state Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes, but weight loss coverage is optional and left to each state. —Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Ultraprocessed foods have been linked to weight gain and obesity and the development of chronic conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and depression. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026

The study identified type 2 diabetes as the leading cause of death associated with early-onset obesity. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

The board, which is designed to function like a state utility commission, will now oversee a process to lower the cost of the type 2 diabetes medicine Jardiance for the state and local governments by January 2027. —Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Apr. 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