type 2 diabetes

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.

Example Sentences

The highest-profile drug subject to this year’s price cuts was Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, which it sells as Ozempic and Rybelsus for Type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss.

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It also significantly reduced blood-sugar levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

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Novo Nordisk ran a Phase 2 clinical trial with a drug called amycretin in people with Type 2 diabetes.

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Based on the results, Novo Nordisk plans next year to initiate a Phase 3, or late-stage, development program with amycretin for adults with Type 2 diabetes, the company said.

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The company said it plans to start a late-stage trial for amycretin for adults with type 2 diabetes next year.

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