The Hidden Diabetes Epidemic – Meet Type 5 - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health · Dr. Joseph Mercola
July 21, 20258m 55s
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Show Notes
Story at-a-glance
- Type 5 diabetes is a newly recognized form of diabetes caused by lifelong malnutrition that damages the pancreas and prevents it from making enough insulin
- This condition affects lean individuals, typically young men with a BMI under 19, who have no excess fat, no autoimmune markers and no signs of insulin resistance, but still have dangerously high blood sugar
- Because it doesn't fit the standard profiles for Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, Type 5 is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, leading to severe complications or death
- Metabolic studies show these patients absorb sugar efficiently and respond to insulin well, but their pancreas cannot produce enough of it due to early protein deficiency
- Addressing the root causes, like poor mitochondrial health, toxin exposure, and low carb tolerance, helps improve insulin production and blood sugar regulation, especially for the more common Type 2 diabetes