| Define: | 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. | A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. |
| Alias: | 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 II//MODY//Maturity-Onset Diabetes//Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus//NIDDM//Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus//Type 2 Diabetes//Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | insulin resistance//NIDDM//non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus//type 2 diabetes//type II diabetes mellitus |