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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

"Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 6017 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 445 publications in 2022
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