: 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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Research indicates the number of people in sub-Saharan Africa with type 2 diabetes could surge by 2045.Photograph: Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images
Across the African continent, the focus on disease has long been on infectious killers such as HIV and tuberculosis.
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David Cox, Wired News, 10 May 2025
According to one analysis, ACV reduced total cholesterol levels and lowered triglycerides in people with type 2 diabetes who took 15 milliliters (mL) of ACV for eight weeks.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
In a clinical trial, the brand found more than 500 people with type 2 diabetes who took orforglipron lost an average of 16 pounds, which equated to 8% of their body weight, according to Eli Lilly, which mimics results of its injection counterparts.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 22 Apr. 2025
Some research even reports that current marijuana users have fasting insulin levels 16% lower and insulin resistance 17% lower than non-users
Obesity is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes and for complications in those already diagnosed.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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David Cox, Wired News, 10 May 2025
According to one analysis, ACV reduced total cholesterol levels and lowered triglycerides in people with type 2 diabetes who took 15 milliliters (mL) of ACV for eight weeks.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
In a clinical trial, the brand found more than 500 people with type 2 diabetes who took orforglipron lost an average of 16 pounds, which equated to 8% of their body weight, according to Eli Lilly, which mimics results of its injection counterparts.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 22 Apr. 2025
Some research even reports that current marijuana users have fasting insulin levels 16% lower and insulin resistance 17% lower than non-users
Obesity is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes and for complications in those already diagnosed.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 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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