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Simplified VAT-centred heuristic maps T2D subtypes to guide lifestyle, diet, and medication decisions.
Why the study?
Type 2 diabetes is not a single disease, prompting a cardiologist-led framework to help clinicians and patients evaluate lifestyle, diet, and medication choices.
Proposes a simplified, visceral fat-centered heuristic for classifying Type 2 diabetes to better tailor lifestyle and medical therapies.
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May simplify VAT-focused cardiometabolic discussions in type 2 diabetes; extends recognized subtypes but leaves open clinical utility.
Cite as: Leatham E. Which Type 2 Diabetes Is This?. VAT-Trap / SCVC Cardiometabolic Series. Surrey Cardiovascular Clinic; 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21254017 Type 2 diabetes is not one disease. Written from a cardiologist's interest in visceral fat and cardiometabolic health, this paper proposes a simplified VAT-centred heuristic — Types 2A–2D, mapped to the recognised SIRD, SIDD, MOD/MARD and secondary subtypes — to help clinicians and patients weigh lifestyle, diet and medication. A downloadable HTML version is included alongside the PDF: its references are hyperlinked with superscript citations and return-links, making it easier to cite, search and link to specific sources.
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Edward Leatham (2026) studied this question. A simplified VAT-centred heuristic (Types 2A-2D) maps to recognized type 2 diabetes subtypes to help clinicians and patients weigh lifestyle, diet, and medication decisions.
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