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Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus tipo 2
CategoryDefinition
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes) is a metabolic disorder that is characterised by high blood glucose in the context of insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.
Exclusions
- Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy
- Diabetes mellitus, other specified type
- Idiopathic Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Inclusions
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes of the young
Index Terms
Type 2 diabetes mellitusadult onset diabetesmaturity onset diabetesnonketotic diabetestype 2 diabetesdiabetes mellitus Type 2non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitusT2DM - [Type 2 diabetes mellitus]NIDDM - [non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus]Type II diabetes mellitustype II diabetesDM2DM type IIDiabetic type 2insulin requiring type 2 diabetesnoninsulin dependent diabetesmaturity-onset diabetes mellitusnon-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus without complicationsdiabetes due to insulin secretory defectdiabetes mellitus due to insulin secretory defectnon-insulin-dependent diabetes of the youngsenile diabetesnonketotic hyperglycaemiastable diabetesKetosis-resistant diabetes mellitusInsulin resistant diabetes mellitusinsulin resistant diabetes