Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Diabetes mellitus type 2 (formerly Diabetes mellitus type II and also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes or adult-onset diabetes) is a metabolic disorder. The onset of the disease is commonest in middle age and later life. It can usually be controlled by diet and exercise, and unlike diabetes mellitus type 1 (juvenile diabetes) it often does not necessitate the use of insulin injections, because insulin production in the pancreas is still possible. The term non-insulin-dependent is a misnomer - some patients must start insulinotherapy some time in the course of their disease. Diabetes mellitus type 2 is often associated with obesity, and with the conditions insulin resistance and PCOS or syndrome X. See diabetes for further information. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.