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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