Have you come across any religious misconceptions from the South Asian communities related to Diabetes?

Insulin being one of them, because some people believe that that comes from a pig, therefore this is the Muslim community, so they are not keen on the idea of using insulin. and also when it comes to general medication a lot of them believe that reading such and such verse from the Quran is more useful than actually taking medication so we have to tackle that issue as well. And also, combined with the religious and cultural issue is that, again, trying to reach the ladies, that's one, you know, difficulty that we're going to face. Then comes the question of diet, South Asian diet, obviously specific, and to try and get people to eat healthily. As soon as you talk about cutting down on chapattis or cutting down on fatty curries or rice, they sometimes are not keen on the idea. The variation in diet is something I feel is very important but it's not often something that they would consider. you