In todays Health Alert, a new type of diabetes was recognized earlier this year. Its called Type 5 and affects 20 to 25 million people around the world.

This newly recognized form of Type 5 diabetes is very different from the types most people know.

Unlike Type 1, which is autoimmune, or Type 2, which is often linked to lifestyle and insulin resistance, Type 5 develops because of long-term poor nutrition. Thats why its also called malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus. It typically begins early in life.

Now, heres what researchers think happens. When a baby doesnt get enough nutrients during pregnancy or early childhood, their pancreas may end up smaller or underdeveloped. The pancreas makes insulin, and without enough of it, the body cant properly control blood sugar later on.

So, wh

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