A new type of diabetes that’s linked not to obesity but to malnutrition has been officially recognised, decades after it was first observed in developing countries. The International Diabetes ...

A less-understood form of diabetes, first described more than three-quarters of a century ago, is now getting a second look.

There are still no global treatment guidelines for Type 5 diabetes. Standard insulin therapy is often unsafe for these ...

The term was introduced and endorsed by Prof Peter Schwarz, president of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), in January. On April 7, it was made official at the 75th Diabetes World Congress ...

Its new name, Type 5 diabetes, was officially announced earlier this week by Prof Peter Schwarz, president of International Diabetes Federation, at World Congress of Diabetes 2025 at Bangkok.

A new type of diabetes that’s linked not to obesity but to malnutrition has been officially recognised, decades after it was first observed in developing countries. The International Diabetes ...