The sample does, however, have limitations. In recruiting subjects from general practices, we failed to access those who do not seek or receive Western medicine in any form. We recruited only one second generation Bangladeshi, probably for demographic reasons. We did not assess any measure of diabetic control in our informants (such as glycated haemoglobin, which was inconsistently recorded in case notes) so we were unable to relate individual perceptions or experiences to level of control.