Type 2 diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, is the most common type of the disease, affecting 95 percent of people with diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects people at any age, even during childhood. However, this type of diabetes develops most often in middle-aged and older people, and those who are overweight and inactive. Speakers: Baldeep Singh, MD and Kathleen Wasoski, DPT, OCS. Want to know more? Stanford Health Library is here to help you find trustworthy information to answer your health-related questions. Use our free research service and other resources: https://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/research-services.html Take 5 minutes for yourself. Check out the free mindfulness and meditation resources from Stanford Health Library: https://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/books-resources/mindfulness-meditation.html Baldeep Singh, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine – General Medicine Disciplines, Stanford University School of Medicine and Kathleen Wasoski, DPT, OCS