http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/03/31/obesity-diabetics.aspxResearchers said that diabetics who are also obese would have a reduced life expectancy of eight years. The study involved taking measurements of the body mass index (BMI) where more than 30 was considered obese and over 35 severely obese. ParticipantsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)