  How to Avoid Diabetes: the Obesity Connection  Last Updated
12/30/2010 11:26:23 AM  Diabetics are at high risk for life-
threatening medical conditions such as heart disease, heart
attacks, strokes and more. This video covers Metabolic Syndrome
--a term used to describe the various risk factors, such as high
blood sugar and high body mass index (BMI), that can result in
type 2 diabetes.  Endocrinologist and author Mariam Manoukian,
MD, discusses diabetes, obesity and the unique, 52-week weight-
loss program she created for her patients. This video provides a
range of useful information about diabetes symptoms, diabetes
treatments and prevention--even getting into specifics about
fasting blood glucose levels and diabetes diet plans.