- Luke Taylor
- Rio de Janeiro
The famous 5?
In April this year the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) agreed to recognise type 5 diabetes, saying that evidence supported a distinct new classification. In a comment published in the Lancet Global Health this week, the IDF urged global health bodies, including the World Health Organization, to follow suit.1
Give us the lowdown in 5
Type 5 is a distinct form of diabetes linked to chronic undernutrition and health disparities. Some 25 million people (around 4% of the 589 million people with diabetes globally) are estimated to be affected, most of whom live in South East …
