type 2 diabetes

American  

Or type II diabetes

noun

1. a mild, sometimes asymptomatic form of diabetes mellitus characterized by diminished tissue sensitivity to insulin and sometimes by impaired beta cell function, exacerbated by obesity and often treatable by diet and exercise.

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Example Sentences

However, in Northern Ireland, only those with type 2 diabetes who meet certain criteria can access the drugs on the NHS.

From BBC

Diabetic retinopathy affects people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily

Speaking at the Medical Journalists' Association annual lecture, Sir Chris said he was worried about obesity as there is an "optimal weight" for healthy living, with larger waistlines increasing the risk of cancers, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and infections.

From BBC

For example, Farxiga, a prescription medicine on TrumpRx for Type 2 diabetes and heart and kidney disease, is available as generic dapagliflozin.

From Barron's

Professor David Attwell, Jodrell Professor of Physiology at UCL, and the study's co-lead, added: "With an increasing number of similar GLP-1 drugs now being used in clinical practice, for conditions ranging from type 2 diabetes and obesity to kidney disease, our findings highlight the potential for these existing drugs to be repurposed to treat the risk of 'no-reflow' in heart attack patients, offering a potentially life-saving solution."

From Science Daily