查明新的5型糖尿病,影响到低收入国家体重不足的年轻人。 New Type 5 diabetes identified, affecting underweight young people in low-income countries.

国际糖尿病联合会已承认一种新型糖尿病,称为5型糖尿病,主要影响低收入国家体重不足和营养不良的年轻人。 The International Diabetes Federation has recognized a new form of diabetes, called Type 5, primarily affecting underweight and malnourished young people in low-income countries. 这与1型糖尿病和2型糖尿病不同,因为患者不肥胖,也不对胰岛素治疗作出反应。 This differs from Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, as patients are not obese and do not respond to insulin treatment. 已经成立了一个全球工作队,研究和管理这一状况,估计会影响到2 000万至2 500万人,其中大多数在亚洲和非洲。 Estimated to affect 20-25 million people, mostly in Asia and Africa, a global task force has been set up to study and manage this condition.