Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Synonyms

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:
  1. type II diabetes
  2. non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  3. NIDDM
  4. ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
  5. ketosis-resistant diabetes
  6. ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
  7. ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes
  8. adult-onset diabetes mellitus
  9. adult-onset diabetes
  10. maturity-onset diabetes mellitus
  11. maturity-onset diabetes
  12. mature-onset diabetes