[Quote 22]“When I am back in Pakistan they (family) don’t let me tell anybody that I have it, which makes it very difficult for me when I go out. If I am going around somebody’s house for a meal, they make me do the injection before I go. I can sit there and they won’t have their meal ready till two hours later and I will just have to keep popping myself with coke…” (gender not stated) Patient of Pakistani origin diagnosed with diabetes: UK study [29].

[Quote 23]“I got a shock when they put me on insulin … I asked doctors to give me two weeks to decide whether I want to start taking insulin or not, it is not difficult in the personal sense … it is more because of our culture and community. People look at you and go, ‘Oh God! Is he taking insulin?’ … people feel that you have a very dangerous kind of disease …it is really embarrassing.” (gender not stated) South Asian of Indian origin diagnosed with diabetes: UK study [29].

[Quote 24]“In our culture you’re not wanting to know that you‘ve got any kind of disease like diabetes which is why we don’t want the injections.” Male of Pakistani origin diagnosed with diabetes: UK study [22].