(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)
type II diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketosis-resistant diabetes, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, adult-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, maturity-onset diabetes, mature-onset diabetes
synonim: cukrzyca typu 2
synonim: NIDDM

noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (nIDM), insulin-independent diabetes

insulin-independent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes