Non-insulin-dependent diabetes -- Diagosis : Managing type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care : a practical guide / L. Steven Levene and Richard Donnelly ; foreword by Richard Hobbs
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