ID: 2 Disease Name: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Description: 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. Disease Type: Amyloidosis ICD-10 Classification: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Tissue: Pancreas (Islets of Langerhans) Cross References http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2016/en#/E11 https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D003924 https://www.omim.org/entry/125853 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3296768 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3535798 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2668761 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3317417 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26636105 Alternative Names: Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus, Stable Diabetes Mellitus, Type II MODY Maturity-Onset Diabetes Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus NIDDM Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Precursor Proteins: P10997 | Islet amyloid polypeptide Co-deposited Proteins: P02649 | Apolipoprotein E P02743 | Serum amyloid P-component P98160 | Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein Link to Amyloidosis: No information available //