Knowing What Type 5: Symptoms, Treatment, And How To Prevent It

YOGYAKARTA The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recently introduced type 5 diabetes as a new type of diabetes. So, what is type 5 diabetes?

Before this new type of diabetes was introduced, the public generally only knew three types of diabetes, namely type 1 diabetes caused by autoimmune reactions, type 2 diabetes (occurred due to insulin resistance), and gestational diabetes (increase in blood sugar levels during pregnancy).

Different from the type of diabetes known in general, type 5 diabetes develops in adolescents and young adults who are malnourished. This disease used to be known as maturnity onset diabetes of the young (MODY).

As we all know, diabetes is a health problem characterized by high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. This condition occurs because the body is unable to produce sufficient insulin or cannot use produced insulin.

Well, in type 5 diabetes, the increase in blood sugar levels occurs due to malnutrition (noiseousism), quoted from the IDF page.

According to the International Diabetes Federation, long-term malnutrition makes it difficult for the pancreas to carry out its functions to produce insulin. Finally, insulin deficiency conditions arise, and blood glucose levels will gradually increase.

According to The Economic Times page, the IDF states that type 5 diabetes has been observed for more than 70 years, where these diabetes-type symptoms are largely ignored, and are often diagnosed as type 1 or type 2.

A person with severe insulin deficiency is difficult to recognize, because it does not show obesity, which is a common factor in other types of diabetes.

Even so, there are some typical symptoms of type 5 diabetes that can be recognized, such as:

Until now, experts are still formulating diagnostic criteria and treatment guidelines for type 5 diabetes. However, in general, this disease can be detected through physical examination and a series of tests, such as:

Type 5 diabetes can be treated by taking antidiabetic drugs. This group of drugs serves to support insulin production in the pancreas and increase insulin sensitivity in controlling blood sugar. In certain cases, type 5 diabetes can also be treated with a combination of drugs and giving insulin injections.

The above has been mentioned that type 5 diabetes is caused by long-term malnutrition or chronic malnutrition. For this reason, the way to prevent this is to meet nutritional needs from an early age.

Improvement of nutrition and increasing access to healthy food for children is the key to preventing disturbances in the development of the pancreas.

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