Living with Diabetes in Northeast Ohio

Monday, December 11, 2006
Topics: Health
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Governor Bob Taft has declared December 4-12, 2006, Diabetes Control Week in Ohio. This comes as more than half a million people in Northeast Ohio are believed to have the disease and the number is only expected to grow. ideastream's Eric Wellman sat down with a nationally renowned trainer and a Cleveland physician who are trying to get the word out about how to live successfully with the disease.

Bob Harper is a personal trainer who can be seen on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. John Sheehan is a Cleveland Physician. They’ve teamed up with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists to help people better manage type two diabetes.