: a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Also helping the stock Wednesday, JPMorgan opened a positive catalyst watch on its oral GLP-1 medication ahead of two separate late-stage readouts for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Zone 2 enthusiasts believe that exercising at that effort level for at least a few hours per week can help ward off chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
—Alex Hutchinson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1) agonists — which contain either semaglutide or liraglutide — are prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, but previous studies have linked the drugs to other, unexpected benefits.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
By now, nearly everyone knows that smoking leads to cancer, and a recent Surgeon General’s report recommended a warning label on how alcohol contributes to cancer, and now a new study reveals that sugary drinks can heighten getting type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
Zone 2 enthusiasts believe that exercising at that effort level for at least a few hours per week can help ward off chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
—Alex Hutchinson, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1) agonists — which contain either semaglutide or liraglutide — are prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, but previous studies have linked the drugs to other, unexpected benefits.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
By now, nearly everyone knows that smoking leads to cancer, and a recent Surgeon General’s report recommended a warning label on how alcohol contributes to cancer, and now a new study reveals that sugary drinks can heighten getting type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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type 2 diabetes
noun
: diabetes mellitus of a common form that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also adult-onset diabetes, late-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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