adult-onset diabetes

Meanings

nounadult-onset diabetes (uncountable)

uncountableFormer name of type 2 diabetes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin

Similar

type II diabetesnon-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitusNIDDMnon-insulin-dependent diabetesketosis-resistant diabetes mellitusketosis-resistant diabetesketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitusketoacidosis-resistant diabetesadult-onset diabetes mellitusmaturity-onset diabetes mellitusmaturity-onset diabetesmature-onset diabetes

Broader

diabetes mellitus DM

Also see

type 2 diabetes

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