Type 2 diabetes is also known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes. The causes of this type of diabetes are complex, with the main one being insulin resistance in the tissues targeted by insulin-muscle, fat, liver-leading to a loss in the hormone's efficacy.
第二型糖尿病又稱「非胰島素依賴型糖尿病」，這類型糖尿病發生原因相當複雜，最主要是胰島素的目標器官──肌肉、脂肪、肝臟──對胰島素作用起了抗拒性，導致胰島素「功能不彰」。