Diabetes differences found in Asian Indians

Researchers have identified distinct forms of type t wo d i a b e t e s u n i q u e t o Asian Indians which could have implications for managing the disease.

S cientists said t ype t wo diabetes in Asian Indians, referred to as the “Asian Indian phenotype”, differs from that in white Caucasians in significant ways.

However, the majority of knowledge surrounding diabetes and its cardiovascular complications has b een accumulated from s t u dy i n g wh i t e p o p u l a - tions with western Euro - pean ancestry.

In the latest study, led by the University of Dundee’s Inspired project, researchers found type two diabetes in Asian Indians could be classified into four distinct phenotypic clusters.

While two of the clusters c o r r e s p o n d t o c l u s t e r s identified in the Europe - an populations, the other t wo are novel subgroups unique to Asian Indians.