Svensk definition
En form av diabetes som kännetecknas av förmåga att fortleva utan ketoacidos med utebliven insulinbehandling. Debuten kommer långsamt, och patienterna visar ofta en tendens till fetma. Syn. typ 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Typ 2-diabetes
Engelsk definition
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
Svenska synonymer
Diabetes mellitus, icke-insulinberoende — Diabetes, icke-insulinberoende — MODY — NIDDM — Åldersdiabetes
Engelska synonymer
Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent — Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant — Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistant — Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus — Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent — Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent — Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus — Diabetes Mellitus, Stable — Stable Diabetes Mellitus — Diabetes Mellitus, Type II — NIDDM — Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent — Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset — Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset — Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus — Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus — MODY — Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset — Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset — Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus — Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus — Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus — Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus — Maturity-Onset Diabetes — Diabetes, Maturity-Onset — Maturity Onset Diabetes — Type 2 Diabetes — Diabetes, Type 2 — Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset — Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus — Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Onset