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.

Descriptor ID	D003924
MeSH Number(s)	C18.452.394.750.149 C19.246.300
Concept/Terms	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2".

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