ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2025
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: Isn't it time to update the terminology?
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Abstract
There is a paradigm shift in the approach to the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) based on recent research. "Twin cycle hypothesis" and remission of diabetes proved that diabetes is a disease due to excess fat accumulation above the personal fat threshold. Hence, weight reduction and, whenever possible, achievement of remission has become therapeutic target for the management of T2DM. Increasing evidence suggests that T2DM is a part of the spectrum of diseases caused by excess fat accumulation. Hence, it indeed is the need of the hour to update the terminologies to indicate that T2DM is part of the disease spectrum of excess fat accumulation to improve awareness among healthcare professionals and the public to achieve overall holistic management of the disease spectrum. In this short article, we analyze these factors and propose a new terminology for adaptation worldwide.
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