adult-onset diabetes mellitus

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noun

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
• Syn:
type II diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus,
ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus,
maturity-onset diabetes, mature-onset diabetes
• Hypernyms:
diabetes mellitus, DM