The centenary of insulin discovery represents an important opportunity to transform diabetes
from a fatal diagnosis into a medically manageable chronic condition. Insulin is a key …

Type 2 diabetes is a major UK public health priority. Among minority ethnic communities, the
prevalence is alarmingly high, approximately three to five times higher than in the white …

Accurate appropriate assessment of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is a
critical aspect of contemporary medical care. However, physicians and other health care …

South Asians are at higher risk than White Caucasians for the development of obesity and
obesity-related non-communicable diseases (OR-NCDs), including insulin resistance, the …

Obesity and dyslipidemia are emerging as major public health challenges in South Asian
countries. The prevalence of obesity is more in urban areas than rural, and women are more …

It is estimated that Asia will be the home of more than 100 million people with type 2
diabetes by the year of 2025. This region combines a high proportion of the world's …

In this review, we discuss the impact of migration on the incidence and prevalence of obesity
and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in different ethnic groups and populations. We also …

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is growing at a pandemic scale and is associated with a rapid
increase in its complications such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This problem is even …

Insulin resistance (IR) is insulin failure in normal plasma levels to adequately stimulate
glucose uptake by the peripheral tissues. IR is becoming more common in children and …

A popular hypothesis for the greater prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular
disease in UK south Asians is that they have an increased susceptibility of developing …