A type of diabetes that is usually found in adults over 30 years of age. The onset is gradual, and the symptoms are often minimal. Patients are often overweight. Those with Type 2 are less prone to acute complications, such as acidosis and coma, than are patients with Type 1. Type 2 diabetes is treated through diet alone or through diet plus oral hypoglycemic agents. Insulin injections may or may not be required. Also called non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-ketosis-prone diabetes, or maturity-onset diabetes. (Previously called adult diabetes or maturity-onset diabetes in the young [MODY].)
Non-insulin dependent (Type II) diabetes is the more common type of diabetes and people of African-American, Hispanic and Native American decent are at higher risk of this disease. The disease develops slowly and usually becomes evident after age 40. Being overweight is a common risk factor. Often it can be controlled through diet, weight control and exercise. Uu
Type II Diabetes, which accounts for 95% of all Diabetics, has traditionally surfaced in adulthood. However, in recent years, more and more children and adolescents are becoming diabetic. Excess weight, leading to excess insulin levels, is thought to be the primary cause for Type II Diabetes. Type II diabetes can result in cardiovascular disease, blindness, slow healing, kidney failure, and loss of circulation problems that can lead to amputation. Not all Type II Diabetics are unable to produce insulin. Some do produce insulin, but their fat cells won't respond to it.
The most common form of diabetes. It occurs in 90 percent to 95 percent of diabetes cases. People with Type II produce insulin, but either do not make enough or their bodies do not use the insulin they make. Most people who have Type II diabetes are overweight. Although most common in adults, an increasing number of children and adolescents who are overweight also are developing Type II diabetes.
mild 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
A chronic condition in which the pancreas may either produce an insufficient amount of insulin or even if it produces a large amount of insulin the body cells are resistant to the action of the insulin.
A metabolic disorder resulting from the body's inability to properly use insulin. It often can be controlled with diet, exercise and oral medication or injection of extra insulin. It is the most common form of the disease.
The form of diabetes disease that usually strikes people who are older than 40 years old. In many cases the adults' body tissues become insensitive to insulin. This type of diabetes is also known as "adult onset diabetes" or "non-insulin-dependent diabetes".
A type of diabetes mellitus in which although the blood glucose levels are higher than normal, they are not immediately life-threatening, and the animal can survive without supplemental insulin. Also called non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
A disorder of glucose and insulin metabolism