adult-onset diabetes
Later-life glucose disorder
Adult-onset diabetes is a form of diabetes that typically develops in adulthood, characterized by the body's inability to use insulin effectively.
The term has largely been replaced by "type 2 diabetes" since the condition increasingly appears in younger people, including children.
Unlike type 1 diabetes, it often can be managed through diet, exercise, and oral medications rather than insulin injections.
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- lifestyle diseaseCondition caused by habits
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- middle ageLife's middle decades
- hyperglycemiaAbnormally high blood glucose
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