type 2 diabetes

Noun

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type 2 diabetes (uncountable)

A form of diabetes characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.
Synonyms: (initialism) T2D, T2DM, (former name) adult-onset diabetes
Coordinate term: type 1 diabetes

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Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices. David Perlmutter

I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and lose weight, and watch what I eat, and I will be fine for the rest of my life. Tom Hanks

My doctor said, 'If you can weigh what you weighed in high school, you'll essentially be healthy and not have Type 2 diabetes.' Well, I'm gonna have Type 2 diabetes, because there is no way I can weigh as much as I did in high school. Tom Hanks

According to U.N. data, more than half of indigenous adults over 35 worldwide have Type 2 diabetes. Source: Internet

For those with Type 2 diabetes, a low carb diet seems to improve average blood sugar levels better in the first year than the high carbohydrate, low fat diet. Source: Internet

But in the bones of people with Type 2 diabetes, it is a different story. Source: Internet

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