Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
Definition of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes
- 1. Mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin Noun
Synonyms for word "non-insulin-dependent diabetes"
- adult-onset diabetes
- adult-onset diabetes mellitus
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
- ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- ketosis-resistant diabetes
- ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
- mature-onset diabetes
- maturity-onset diabetes
- maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
- niddm
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- type ii diabetes