View Full Version : Halle Berry on Oprah Tuesday
OSUMom
10-01-2007, 07:42 AM
Halle Berry will be on Oprah on Tuesday talking about having her baby. I am kinda doubting she'll talk about being Type 1, but you never know. Just thought I'd post and give a heads up. :D
allisa
10-01-2007, 09:10 AM
hhhmmm....I was going to post something about her after I saw one of the "entertainment" shows givign the news of her pregancy and reportingthat she has " an increased risk of birth defects due to her Diabets diagnosis" and I thought.....mis-information !!
I wish Oprah would do a whole show about Diabetes ( don't think she ever has ?? ) and her "best friend" miss Halle Barry can talk about it too !
I love Halle Barry...I know she gets a lot of flack for not being more public about her Type 1, but I think she is a great role model for my daughter. Every time she comes on I say, she has Type 1...
Abby-Dabby-Doo
10-01-2007, 10:40 AM
Does she have Type 1? :confused:
I don't think it's ever come out which type she is. :rolleyes:
The press keeps messing up; but it is Type 1. She actually collapsed while working on a sitcom and that was how she was diagnosed.
I know she gets a lot of flack for not being more 'in the public' about it. However, I can understand not wanting to have to share all of that information with the press. It will be interesting to see what she says on Oprah...wish I could watch it!
OSUMom
10-01-2007, 11:04 AM
Here it says she was diagnosed Type 1 in 1989 after being in a diabetic coma.
http://www.health24.com/medical/Condition_centres/777-792-808-1536,16928.asp
Heather(CA)
10-01-2007, 01:01 PM
Here it says she was diagnosed Type 1 in 1989 after being in a diabetic coma.
http://www.health24.com/medical/Condition_centres/777-792-808-1536,16928.asp
Thanks for sharing(smile)....Too bad some of the info is wrong..."Possably needs insulin shots" or "Can't have icecream w/o serious health affects" Grrrrr
Traci
10-01-2007, 01:32 PM
In the People magazine that reported she was pregnant, they said she had type 2. I always thought she had type 1, though.
I have read various comments from her that indicate that she may not be a typical type one if she is one. I am pretty sure she stated she controls her diabetes with diet and does not take insulin injections. Ali
PattyR
10-01-2007, 03:04 PM
Information about her D is inconsistent, but I think I remember that when she had that auto accident a few years ago she blamed it low blood sugar due to her type 1 diabetes.
liasmommy2000
10-01-2007, 04:42 PM
I have seen it mentioned here before that she might be type 1b.
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_0n_010.htm
If so she may have encountered confusion when trying to explain it to others even on a personal level, and therefore just avoids it in the media. Because we all know what happens when the media tries to cover diabetes....
However I do wish she would speak up about it for once and all!
allisa
10-01-2007, 06:05 PM
This is why I wish she'll explain it better....why the big mystery ? It's all so obscure....
Here comes the witch in me......
Could it be she suffers from the "diabulemia" that you hear about ? Maybe she doesn't control it as she should and she keeps her weight off ??
Okay I said it....it was the not-so-nice thought that has been going through my head for awhile...call me petty....maybe I'm just jealous....
But, I think she would be such a great spokesman for Diabetes if she in fact even has Type 1 :cool:
LJS118
10-01-2007, 08:57 PM
Did anyone see the show? I missed it
CC'sMom
10-01-2007, 09:00 PM
Lori, I think it's tomorrow.
LJS118
10-01-2007, 09:04 PM
Lori, I think it's tomorrow.
LOL I can read good :D
Kaylee's Mommy
11-07-2007, 05:46 PM
bump...........................
OSUMom
11-08-2007, 07:46 AM
Great idea, Kim, to bump this. Should Halle's publicist read this she can see how many of us have liked Halle, but we have been extremely confused about what type of diabetes she has. Why it is so important is because kids with juvenile diabetes who require insulin to survive look at her as a role model for TYPE 1! http://kids.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=D7F7DADB-110A-9BB5-F8C205AD41ED170E
We really do need to straighten this out. These Type 1 kids still need their insulin to survive!!!!!!!!!
http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2007/11/02/5548.html