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adult-onset diabetes
noun[ U ]
(alsoadult onset diabetes)uk /ˌæd.ʌlt.ɒn.set daɪ.əˈbiː.tiːz/ us /əˌdʌlt.ɑːn.set daɪ.əˈbiː.t̬iːz/
the form of the disease diabetes that usually develops in later life and in which the body does not produce enough insulin, which is needed to control the level of sugar in the blood. Type 2 is now the preferred term:
Obesity is the primary cause of adult-onset diabetes.
The vast majority of diabetics have Type 2, or adult-onset diabetes, in which the body does not make enough insulin to control blood-sugar levels.
Type 2 used to be called adult-onset diabetes because it occurred mostly in people over 45.
Metformin is used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes.
At the age of 53, I was diagnosed as having adult onset diabetes and advised by my doctor to lose weight.
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