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Resumen de Old disease, brand new view-but will it help?

Jessica Hamzelou

  • Most people who know about diabetes think there are two kinds: type 1, which you are born with, and type 2, which you get later in life from eating too much. This isn't quite right since the two types can occur at different life stages and for a number of reasons, but the broad distinction is well established in the public's mind. Now some doctors want to change that and break the disease down into five subtypes, each with its own set of risk factors, outcomes and treatments, The new claim was made by researchers based in Sweden and Finland, who assessed almost 15,000 people with diabetes in those countries. They found that these people fell into one of five categories based on their blood sugar, insulin production and sensitivity, and their body mass index and age


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