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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus,NIDDM),one of the most common aging dependent diseases,is known to develop due to defective insulin function in peripheral tissues.However,the role of aging in the development of insulin resistance leading to NIDDM has received little attention,probably because of lack of adequate animal models suitable for studying the role of aging in the development of the NIDDM.