With reference to Type 5 Diabetes, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It primarily affects obese individuals in high-income countries with excessive caloric intake.
- The condition involves impaired insulin secretion rather than insulin resistance, distinguishing it from Type 2 diabetes.
- The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recognized it as a distinct form of diabetes in 2025, though the condition was first reported in the 1950s.
- The World Health Organization had previously classified it as "malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus" but removed this classification in 1999.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect. Type 5 diabetes primarily affects lean and malnourished teenagers and young adults in low- and middle-income countries, not obese individuals in high-income countries
Statement 2 is correct. Unlike Type 2 diabetes, where the issue is insulin resistance, Type 5 involves impaired insulin secretion due to poor nutritional history
Statement 3 is correct. The term 'Type 5 diabetes' was introduced and endorsed by Prof Peter Schwarz, President of IDF, in January 2025 and received official recognition at the 75th World Congress for Diabetes in Bangkok. It was first reported in Jamaica in 1955 as "J-type diabetes"
Statement 4 is correct. In 1985, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified it as "malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus," but the category was removed in 1999 due to a lack of conclusive evidence linking it to malnutrition
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect. Type 5 diabetes primarily affects lean and malnourished teenagers and young adults in low- and middle-income countries, not obese individuals in high-income countries
Statement 2 is correct. Unlike Type 2 diabetes, where the issue is insulin resistance, Type 5 involves impaired insulin secretion due to poor nutritional history
Statement 3 is correct. The term 'Type 5 diabetes' was introduced and endorsed by Prof Peter Schwarz, President of IDF, in January 2025 and received official recognition at the 75th World Congress for Diabetes in Bangkok. It was first reported in Jamaica in 1955 as "J-type diabetes"
Statement 4 is correct. In 1985, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified it as "malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus," but the category was removed in 1999 due to a lack of conclusive evidence linking it to malnutrition