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flag New Type 5 diabetes identified, affecting underweight young people in low-income countries.

flag The International Diabetes Federation has recognized a new form of diabetes, called Type 5, primarily affecting underweight and malnourished young people in low-income countries. flag This differs from Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as patients are not obese and do not respond to insulin treatment. flag Estimated to affect 20-25 million people, mostly in Asia and Africa, a global task force has been set up to study and manage this condition.

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