: a common form of diabetes mellitus that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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In addition, cashews may offer benefits for supporting heart health, preventing and managing type 2 diabetes, and maintaining weight loss.
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Individuals who consumed the most fiber had a 15 to 30 percent lower risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer compared with those with the lowest fiber intake.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
High circulating levels of both insulin and glucose can lead to heart and kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and damage the memory center of the brain.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
For example, a previous study out of Harvard found that people with type 2 diabetes who ate more than five servings of nuts per week lowered their risk of heart disease by as much as 17 percent.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025
Individuals who consumed the most fiber had a 15 to 30 percent lower risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer compared with those with the lowest fiber intake.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
High circulating levels of both insulin and glucose can lead to heart and kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and damage the memory center of the brain.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
For example, a previous study out of Harvard found that people with type 2 diabetes who ate more than five servings of nuts per week lowered their risk of heart disease by as much as 17 percent.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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type 2 diabetes
noun
: diabetes mellitus of a common form that develops especially in adults and most often in obese individuals and that is characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production
called also adult-onset diabetes, late-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus
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