ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus
Noun: A chronic metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) that develops gradually, typically in adulthood. It is distinguished by the body's retained ability to produce some insulin, which generally prevents the severe complication of ketoacidosis. This condition is often associated with insulin resistance and can frequently be managed through dietary modifications and oral hypoglycemic medications, without requiring insulin injections.
This is a medical term used specifically in clinical and healthcare contexts to describe a subtype of diabetes mellitus. * The patient was diagnosed with ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus, allowing for a treatment plan focused on diet and oral medication. * Ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus is often linked to lifestyle factors such as obesity.
- The term is often used in differential diagnosis to distinguish this condition from more insulin-dependent forms of diabetes where the risk of ketoacidosis is significant.
- In medical literature, it may be discussed in the context of its pathophysiology, which involves both insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency.
- Type 2 Diabetes (T2D): This is the more common contemporary term for this condition. "Ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes mellitus" is a descriptive name that aligns with what is now standardly called Type 2 diabetes.
- Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM): An older synonym that is now less frequently used.
- Adult-Onset Diabetes: Another older term, reflecting its typical presentation in adulthood, though it can occur at any age.
- Hyperglycemia: The state of elevated blood glucose, a key feature of this and other forms of diabetes mellitus.
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)
- Adult-Onset Diabetes
- Insulin resistance: A core physiological feature of this condition where the body's cells do not respond effectively to insulin.
- Oral hypoglycemic agents: The class of drugs (e.g., metformin) commonly used to manage this form of diabetes.
- Diet-controlled diabetes: A description sometimes applied to cases where the condition is managed primarily through nutritional therapy.
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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
