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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type 2 diabetes

Clusters 3 and 5 were identified as having an especially high likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

People with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes participated in a two-year lifestyle program and were then monitored for approximately nine years.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Diabetes UK says better follow-up care also needs to be offered to mums-to-be diagnosed with gestational diabetes in pregnancy because it increases the risk of type 2 diabetes after childbirth.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

But 12,000 people under the age of 30 are now living with type 2 diabetes, with women making up more of those younger cases, according to NHS England estimates, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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