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

Another study involving people with type 2 diabetes and obesity found that one-third of people in the study lost over 5% of their starting body weight after 72 weeks. —Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 23 July 2024

The side effects are challenging Ten GLP-1 drugs, including a class of medications called semaglutides, are FDA-approved to treat either type 2 diabetes or weight loss. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024

The latest data suggests that, in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, Ozempic slashes the risk of kidney failure, substantial loss of kidney function, or death from kidney causes by 24 percent. —American College Of Lifestyle Medicine, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2024

Dementia Studies have suggested that people with type 2 diabetes who take GLP-1 receptor agonists, such as semaglutide, may have a lower rate of dementia compared to people given a placebo. —Kristen Fischer, Health, 25 June 2024

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