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

People with type 2 diabetes were about twice as likely to develop dementia. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Mar. 2026

Benefits erased within two years The study took a deep dive into the medical records of more than 333,000 patients with type 2 diabetes who were treated through the Veterans Health Administration. —Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026

All the participants in that trial had type 2 diabetes. —Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026

For example, one clinical trial studied people with type 2 diabetes on insulin who also had low magnesium. —Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 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