Recognising type 5 diabetes

The Lancet Global Health 2026 Open access

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Authors: Anoop Misra, Shashank Joshi, Ambrish Mithal, Amerta Ghosh
DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00484-x
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Abstract

The consensus statement on malnutrition-related diabetes and the proposal to reclassify this condition as type 5 diabetes (October, 2025)1 overlooks detailed analysis and criticism.2 According to our analysis, this type of diabetes is far from distinct.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Diabetes Management and Education Diabetes and associated disorders Diet and metabolism studies

Publication details

Journal / source
The Lancet Global Health
Volume
14
Issue
2
Pages
e191–e191
Publication date
7 January 2026
Language
EN