: 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
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Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Eli Lilly Eli Lilly is a winner for the long run given the company's GLP-1 medications for to treating type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to Hulick.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
These diets can also help reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Metformin, commonly used for type 2 diabetes, is often prescribed to improve insulin sensitivity and regulate menstrual cycles.
—Memorialcare Medical Group, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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type 2 diabetes
noun
: 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
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