non-insulin-dependent diabetes Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 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
   NIDDM; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; mature-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus; ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes; adult-onset diabetes; ketosis-resistant diabetes; type II diabetes; maturity-onset diabetes; non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; maturity-onset diabetes mellitus; adult-onset diabetes mellitus.
   

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