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
[ Syn: type ii diabetes , non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus , niddm , non-insulin-dependent diabetes , ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus , ketosis-resistant diabetes , ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus , ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes , adult-onset diabetes mellitus , adult-onset diabetes , maturity-onset diabetes mellitus , maturity-onset diabetes , mature-onset diabetes ]