The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has officially designated malnutrition-related diabetes as “type 5 diabetes”, marking a significant step in addressing a long-overlooked health condition. The decision was made on 8 April 2025 during the IDF’s World Diabetes Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. This recognition aims to raise awareness of a disease that disproportionately affects young people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). First described in Jamaica in 1955, malnutrition-related diabetes is distinct from both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It primarily affects young men with a body mass index (BMI) below…
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