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

Plus, insufficient fiber intake is linked to higher rates of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes — two conditions that are historically rare in the Mediterranean region — per the American Society for Nutrition. —Ryan Brennan june 9, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026

Plus, the conditions the Mediterranean diet has historically helped prevent — cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes — are the same ones researchers now link to chronic low fiber intake. —Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026

Using data from the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham and MIT looked at more than 12,000 adults who had type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk. —Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026

And researchers continue to uncover new potential uses for these drugs beyond their original purpose to treat type 2 diabetes. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 4 June 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