NIDDM

abbreviation for

(Pathology) noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; a form of diabetes in which insulin production is inadequate or the body becomes resistant to insulin

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Noun

NIDDM - 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

adult-onset diabetes, adult-onset diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes, ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, ketosis-resistant diabetes, ketosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, mature-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, type II diabetes

diabetes mellitus, DM - diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"

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Obesity is frequently associated with and often precedes clinical evidence of the CVD risk factors of HTN, NIDDM, or dyslipidemia, even in children.

Childhood Obesity and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Science

NIDDM, a chronic progressive disorder, may take years to develop, presumably starting with genetic susceptibility in most cases.

Evaluation of Jump Into Action: a program to reduce the risk of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in school children on the Texas-Mexico border

Insulin is pivotal to the management of 30%-40% of the almost 7.5 million Americans diagnosed with NIDDM.[18] Public confusion has also arisen when the Roman numeral "II" has been erroneously interpreted as "type eleven" diabetes, leading some readers to believe that ten other types of diabetes existed.

Diabetes: targeting an old adversary

At that time, biguanides became unfavorable choices for treating NIDDM. However, metformin (Glucophage[R]), the only FDA-approved biguanide, has been reintroduced as a therapeutic choice because of its ability to increase insulin sensitivity in the peripheral tissues.

Beyond sulfonylureas: new oral medications in the treatment of NIDDM (Type II DM)

This rare, inherited form of NIDDM is known as maturity-onset diabetes of the young, or MODY.

Surprising pair of diabetes genes debuts

They depend on insulin therapy to sustain life (b) Non-sulin dependent diabetes mellitus NIDDM (type II).

History, epidemiology of diabetes mellitus and foot care in diabetes: an overview

Reaven (1988) proposed that resistance to insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and the consequent hyperinsulinemia are involved in the etiology and course of three major related diseases: non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), hypertension and CAD.

Biological mechanisms at moderate levels of alcohol consumption that may affect coronary heart disease

Type II diabetes, on the other hand, is the name for noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

Diabetes - controllable but still incurable

They also have a prevalence of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) that is 60 percent higher than in whites.

Diabetes in black Americans

Genetic and environmental determinations of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

Assessment of regional body fat and body mass index with glycemic status in the middle-aged offspring of type 2 diabetic parents - A cross-sectional study

22 out of 28 were suffering from IDDM and 6 from NIDDM in Group-A, and in Group-B 23 were suffering from IDDM and 5 from NIDDM.

Pars plana vitrectomy in vitreous hemorrhage with or without Intravitreal Bevacizumab: A comparative overview

Higher serum sialic acid in women than in men with NIDDM: possible relevance to increased cardiovascular risk in NIDDM Women.

The relationship of high sensitivity C-reactive protein, sialic acid and lipid profile with hypertension