Type 2 diabetes mellitus is non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).

• A. True
• B. False
• C. It is MODY
• D. It is defined by autoantibodies

Answer: (A)

Type 2 diabetes is driven by insulin resistance with a relative insulin deficiency, not by autoimmune destruction of beta cells. The term non-insulin dependent reflects that many patients do not need insulin therapy at diagnosis, even though some may eventually require it as the disease progresses. It is not defined by autoantibodies, which are characteristic of type 1 diabetes, and it is not MODY, a separate genetic form of diabetes. So the statement is true because Type 2 diabetes is typically managed initially without insulin and arises from insulin resistance rather than autoimmune beta‑cell destruction.