type 2 diabetes
or type II diabetes
noun
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.
- Also called non-in·su·lin-de·pend·ent di·a·be·tes [non-in-suh-lin-di-pen-duhnt, -ins-yuh-], /nɒnˈɪn sə lɪn dɪˌpɛn dənt, -ˈɪns yə-/, a·dult-on·set di·a·be·tes, ma·tu·ri·ty-on·set di·a·be·tes [muh-choor-i-tee on-set, -awn-, -toor-, -tyoor-, -chur-] /məˈtʃʊər ɪ ti ˈɒnˌsɛt, -ˈɔn-, -ˈtʊər-, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-/ .
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How to use type 2 diabetes in a sentence
Last year, the federal government spent $24 billion treating kidney failure, which is directly caused by Type-2 diabetes.
The incidence of Type-2 diabetes in American adolescents has increased 10 times over the last decade.
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