: a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Key Takeaways Eating fast food every day can drive weight gain, insulin resistance, and higher risks for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025
This deeper fat surrounds vital organs and is linked to inflammation and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, liver disease and sleep disorders.
—Anna Barton Bradley, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
More recent studies show similar benefits in older adults, people with type 2 diabetes, and those simply trying to squeeze more out of a 30-minute workout.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Dec. 2025
That means that a decrease in estrogen (which occurs during perimenopause and menopause) can increase insulin resistance, which in turn can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, inflammation and high blood sugar.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 Dec. 2025
This deeper fat surrounds vital organs and is linked to inflammation and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, liver disease and sleep disorders.
—Anna Barton Bradley, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
More recent studies show similar benefits in older adults, people with type 2 diabetes, and those simply trying to squeeze more out of a 30-minute workout.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Dec. 2025
That means that a decrease in estrogen (which occurs during perimenopause and menopause) can increase insulin resistance, which in turn can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, inflammation and high blood sugar.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Type 2 diabetes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/type%202%20diabetes. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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type 2 diabetes
noun
: diabetes mellitus of a common form that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also adult-onset diabetes, late-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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