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Definition of Non-insulin-dependent diabetes
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.
Generic synonyms: Diabetes Mellitus, Dm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes
Literary usage of Non-insulin-dependent diabetes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Rates of impaired glucose tolerance and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
... Those with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were older and more ..."
2. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"... Saloranta C, Koskimies S: Association between polymorphism of the glycogen
synthase gene and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. ..."
3. Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General by Audrey F. Manley (1998)
"non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM, or type II) is characterized
either by elevated insulin levels that are ineffective in normalizing blood ..."
4. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"POLONSKY, KS, J. STURIS, and GI BELL (1996), "non-insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus. A genetically programmed failure of the beta cell to ..."
5. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"Helmrich SP, Ragland DR, Leung RW, Paffenbarger RS Jr. Physical activity and
reduced occurrence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. ..."
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