mature-onset diabetes

mature-onset diabetes
    n 1: 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}]