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DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2
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Descriptor
English
:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
Synonyms
English
:
Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset
Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant
Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
Diabetes Mellitus, Stable
NIDDM
Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset
Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus
MODY
Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset
Tree Number:
C18.452.394.750.149
C19.246.300
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Metabolic Syndrome X
Rats, Inbred OLETF
History Note
English
:
2005 (1984)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
3946
Unique Identifier:
D003924
Occurrence in VHL
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