Diabetics portrayed in Movies,
Books, and TV
12 Hours to Live:
Amy is kidnapped by a deranged gunman. Her
chances of survival diminish without her insulin.
Babysitters Club
by Ann M. Martin:
Stacy is a teenager that lives with Type I diabetes
Con Air
:
Baby O (played by Mykelti Williamson) is a diabetic
The General
:
The true story of Martin Cahill (played by Brendan Gleeson),
a famous Irish gangster, who has Type II diabetes
Half Baked
:
A policman's diabetic horse
dies after being fed too many sweets
I Know This Much is True
by Wally Lamb:
This book has a character that has
type II diabetis and poor managment.
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