| Define: | A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. | A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY. |
| Alias: | NIDDM//non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus//type 2 diabetes//type II diabetes mellitus | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2//Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent//Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant//Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistant//Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus//Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent//Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent//Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus//Diabetes Mellitus, Stable//Stable Diabetes Mellitus//Diabetes Mellitus, Type II//NIDDM//Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent//Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset//Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset//Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus//Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus//MODY//Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset//Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset//Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus//Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus//Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus//Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus//Maturity-Onset Diabetes//Diabetes, Maturity-Onset//Maturity Onset Diabetes//Type 2 Diabetes//Diabetes, Type 2//Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset//Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus//Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Onset |