
Lifestyle changes not sufficient for type 5 diabetes: How is it treated?
A new type of diabetes was recently recognised by the International Diabetes Federation, called Type 5 Diabetes. Different from type 1 and type 2, type 5 diabetes, also known as ‘Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young,’ mostly affects children for genetic reasons. Since it is rare, it often goes undiagnosed in India. Type 5 diabetes is…