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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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Definition: 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.     
See Also Metabolic Syndrome X; Rats, Inbred OLETF
Examples Diabetes Mellitus, Lipoatrophic 		Other names NIDDM; Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus; MODY; Diabetes Mellitus, Stable; Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset; Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent; Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset; Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant; Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset; Stable Diabetes Mellitus; Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus; Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus; Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus; Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset; Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset; Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistant; Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Onset; Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
gosogliptin  869490-23-3   *Pyrimidines *Pyrrolidines Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors. Diabet Med. 2011 Apr;28(4):464-9
piragliatin  625114-41-2   *Benzeneacetamides Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Nov;95(11):5028-36
tiaozhi jiangtang  0   *Drugs, Chinese Herbal Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2006 Jun;26 Suppl():76-9
zhenqing  0   *Drugs, Chinese Herbal Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/prevention & control. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2006 Jun;26 Suppl():72-6
Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with deafness  0   *Deafness *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2.
Renal cysts and diabetes syndrome  0   *Central Nervous System Diseases *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 *Kidney Diseases, Cystic Dental Enamel/abnormalities.
LC15-0444  0   *Organic Chemicals Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy. Clin Ther 2008 Oct;30(10):1817-30
Glucerna  0   *Dietary Carbohydrates *Dietary Fats, Unsaturated Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diet therapy Food, Formulated. Clin Nutr 1998 Sep;17 Suppl 2:46-56
achyrofuran  0   *Furans Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy. J Nat Prod 2002 Feb;65(2):203-5
insulin, Ser(B24)  89147-46-6 Insulin (ox), 8A-L-threonine-10A-L-isoleucine-24B-L-serine-30B-L-threonine  Insulin/*analogs & derivatives Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1984;119(1):49

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