Type 1 diabetes

Immune system cells. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Immune cells "caught red-handed" – new clues for early detection and possible prevention of type 1 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania analyzed nearly a million immune cells from organ donors, identified a unique subpopulation of CD4 cells in the lymph nodes of the pancreas and changes in B cells in the spleen, and offer a direction for the development of a simple blood test.
Diabetes. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A new form of diabetes has been officially recognized: Type 5 diabetes.

The new classification refers to diabetes that results from malnutrition in childhood.