non-insulin-dependent diabetes, n.
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
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NIDDM adult-onset diabetes adult-onset diabetes mellitus ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus ketosis-resistant diabetes ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus mature-onset diabetes maturity-onset diabetes maturity-onset diabetes mellitus non-insulin-dependent diabetes non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type II diabetes
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