"Type 2 diabetes is at epidemic proportions in both India and Pakistan and increasing rapidly in Bangladesh as well. The latest estimates show that over 33% of the global burden of type 2 diabetes is from South Asian populations, both migrant and non-migrant." - Moneeza Siddiqui, Epidemiologist at Queen Mary University of London.
"South Asians are also more likely than Europeans to have poorly controlled type 2 diabetes and more risk of complications, such as heart, kidney or liver disease." - Moneeza Siddiqui, emphasizing the increased health risks among South Asian populations.
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