| NIDDM |
type II diabetes: 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
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| NIDDM |
an abbreviation for Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, or what used to be called adult-onset diabetes. In Type I Diabetes (IDDM), the pancreas' ability to produce insulin has been nearly or totally destroyed and the patient must receive outside (exogenous) sources of injected insulin in order to survive. In Type II Diabetes (NIDDM), the pancreas produces lots of insulin, but the body become resistant to its effects over time. ...
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| NIDDM |
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
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| NIDD |
noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; see type 2 diabetes mellitus, under diabetes.
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| NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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