I've read elsewhere that East Asians are more prone to diabetes than are other ethnicities. A quick google search for "east asian diabetes" yields links for higher risk, with diabetes occurring at lower BMI values. Also, the nature of diabetes type II appears to be different [2].

1. https://www.clinicalcorrelations.org/2018/11/30/how-diabetes...

2. https://asiandiabetesprevention.org/what-is-diabetes/why-are...