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

In contrast, the company’s newer drugs for type 2 diabetes and weight loss, Mounjaro and Zepbound, brought in more than $5 billion and are growing so quickly that the company is struggling to keep up with demand. —Meg Tirrell, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024

Getting less than six hours of sleep may increase your risk of type 2 diabetes, regardless of your diet. —Maggie O'Neill, Health, 20 Mar. 2024

People with type 2 diabetes do not make or use insulin well. —Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 Mar. 2024

The drug follows Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, which was first approved in 2017 for type 2 diabetes under the name Ozempic and in 2021 for obesity as the medication Wegovy. —Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024

While it’s approved by the FDA for people with type 2 diabetes and not for weight loss, it’s become a trendy weight-loss tool. —Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024

In terms of risk for type 2 diabetes, there wasn’t a significant difference between those with normal sleep and those who slept six hours. —Kristen Rogers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024

In addition, weight loss should be a primary goal for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity in order to improve health outcomes. —Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2024

In its recommendations, the ADA points out that losing 10% or more of body weight is associated with positive health benefits, including the possible remission of type 2 diabetes and improved long-term cardiovascular outcomes and mortality. —Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 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