Diseases

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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.

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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.

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  • Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Stable
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
  • MODY (Maturity-onset diabetes of the young)
  • Maturity-Onset Diabetes
  • Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
  • NIDDM
  • Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistant
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset
  • Diabetes, Maturity-Onset
  • Diabetes, Type 2
  • Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus
  • Maturity Onset Diabetes
  • Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus
  • Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
  • Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
  • Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
  • Stable Diabetes Mellitus

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2005 (1984)

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  • Diabetes Mellitus (1966-1983)

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  1. C18.452w.394.750w.149w
  2. C19w.246w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003924. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003924
  2. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_diabetes
  3. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3025883