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

Ozempic is approved to treat type 2 diabetes. —Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 11 May 2026

These are paramount in treating type 2 diabetes. —Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026

They are prescribed to help manage blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes and to induce weight-loss by slowing stomach emptying, reducing appetite and increasing feelings of fullness. —Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026

If cells become too resistant and the pancreas can’t keep up, type 2 diabetes develops. —Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 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