Type 5 diabetes: Why the malnutrition-related condition needs to be formally recognised?

Rachel V Thomas | September 18, 2025 1:26 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Formally recognising Type-5 diabetes, a lesser-known malnutrition-related form of diabetes, can help develop diagnostic criteria and aid in effective management of the condition, affecting an estimated six million people in India and 25 million worldwide, global experts outlined in a new article published in The Lancet Global Health journal on Thursday.