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Approximately 590 million people worldwide have diabetes, according to the latest 2025 reports from the International Diabetes Federation—and more than 90 percent of them have type 2, often called adult-onset diabetes.
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Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
In the vast majority of cases, Type 1 diabetes is diagnosed by age 10, while adult-onset diabetes is almost exclusively Type 2.
—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
Type 2 diabetes, once known as adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90% to 95% of all diabetes cases.
—Annie Mattea, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
Type 2 diabetes was once known as adult-onset diabetes.
—Anahad O’Connor, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
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Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
In the vast majority of cases, Type 1 diabetes is diagnosed by age 10, while adult-onset diabetes is almost exclusively Type 2.
—Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
Type 2 diabetes, once known as adult-onset diabetes, accounts for 90% to 95% of all diabetes cases.
—Annie Mattea, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
Type 2 diabetes was once known as adult-onset diabetes.
—Anahad O’Connor, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
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“Adult-onset diabetes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adult-onset%20diabetes. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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