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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“Obesity and type 2 diabetes are interconnected,” Liana Billings, one of the study’s researchers and a clinical researcher at the Endeavor Health hospital system in the Chicago area, said in Lilly’s news release.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hengrui has already received approval in China to initiate phase 1 clinical trials of the treatment for weight management and type 2 diabetes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Researchers analyzed data from 333,687 veterans with type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The findings suggest that people who already qualify for GLP-1 receptor agonists because they have obesity or type 2 diabetes could potentially receive an additional benefit for their respiratory health.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

My brother lost his fight against type 2 diabetes and passed away last year.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas