Comment on Lontchi-Yimagou et al. An Atypical Form of Diabetes Among Individuals With Low BMI. Diabetes Care 2022;45:1428-1437.

The authors comment on an article by E. Lontchi-Yimagou and colleagues in which they describe diabetes in individuals with low body mass index (BMI) from India. Topics discussed include comparison between type 2 diabetes (T2D) in White Caucasians and T2D in Asian Indians, metabolic characteristics of lean diabetes noted by Lontchi-Yimagou and colleagues, and criteria needed for individuals with diabetes to be grouped into a specific diagnostic category.