Type 5 diabetes: A newly recognised global health threat
Independent - 18-Apr-2025A rare, malnutrition-linked diabetes finally gains official recognition
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Diabetes is currently the 5th most common cause of death in the world.
5% of people (1 in 20) in the UK have diabetes.
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the US.
Around 1 in 8 people between 20 and 79 years old have their death attributed to diabetes.
The average life expectancy is reduced by:
More than 20 years (Type 1)
Up to 10 years (Type 2)
A rare, malnutrition-linked diabetes finally gains official recognition
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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