A new subtype of diabetes was discovered in Sub-Saharan Africa, and it is changing what we know about the disease. Those found to have the new type were originally diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, but research showed that certain markers of Type 1 were not actually present. The third subtype has only been seen in Black Africans and Black Americans, highlighting the dearth of knowledge about how the disease affects marginalized groups.

Type 3?

There are two commonly recognized forms of diabetes . In Type 1 diabetes, the "pancreas does not make insulin, because the body's immune system attacks the islet cells in the pancreas that make insulin," said UVA Health . This form is an autoimmune condition that tends to be hereditary, though not always. In Type 2 diabetes, the "pancreas mak

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