title: Diabetes in the Middle East: from Bedouins and pearl divers to the scourge of diabetes ：.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. motala@ukzn.ac.za.
authors.forename: Ayesha A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Motala
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011236:Prediabetic State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy