Hallewood

[Barry]

http://www.hallewood.com/hallewood_intro.html



OK...anyone able to tell if people are posting her website? Why her publicist and her web person wouldn't put something out to correct her mistake is beyond me

[crystal]

Her website states she is Type 2 Diabetic under her FAQ.

Her is the link to her diabetes info. http://www.hallewood.com/DIABETES.htm

[badshoe]

OK there should be a warning on that link for those with weak stomachs or even normal ones that it may make you barf.

[Angelique'sMom]

Not to defend Halle or anything because I'm not a big fan of her's either but perhaps she did use some type of holistic medicine? When I was in Chicago a few years ago in Chinatown having dim sum with my family there was a Chinese Herbalist next door to the dim sum house. I gave him a call because he had a sign on his door saying he could cure a variety of diseases with herbal teas. I only spoke to his receptionist who told me he could cure type 1 diabetes with chinese herbal teas. She said I would have to make an appointment to speak with him. I haven't gone in to see him bacause my daughter is so young I wouldn't risk anything herbal at her age but when she gets older I will keep an open mind. Maybe this is what Halle did? I would have a lot more respect for her if she at least would go public with what helped her though. Keeping it a secret isn't helping anyone. :confused:

[3js]

With all of the issues facing our children already, and knowing that things could be so much worse, why is Halle Berry and the whole T2 drama of such importance?

For goodness sake, many people on this forum have kids with multiple dx (mine included) that are disabling.One has a terminally ill child. Another has autism, another downs syndrome. One child here lost her father to cancer recently. If this issue is so big in your lives, things must be pretty good.

My child is at the hospital every week, and back on meds. Every day is a struggle, and not because of d.

I dream of the day that I have the luxury of absorbing myself in matters as trivial as Halle Berry, or being asked "why" my kid has d.

[frizzyrazzy]

Unless the herbal tea is infused with insulin and is going to be injected, it won't do diddly squat for type 1 diabetes.

[frizzyrazzy]

With all of the issues facing our children already, and knowing that things could be so much worse, why is Halle Berry and the whole T2 drama of such importance?

I dream of the day that I have the luxury of absorbing myself in matters as trivial as Halle Berry, or being asked "why" my kid has d.

Because life is bad some days - everyone needs a little escape, everyone needs a little space to lighten up, everyone needs to take out frustrations somewhere. Halle Berry happens to be where today's frustrations are falling. This has nothing to do with lack of caring for other kids who have it worse off, I don't even see the relationship there. This is about frustration that parents here have over misconceptions in the media.

[3js]

Because life is bad some days - everyone needs a little escape, everyone needs a little space to lighten up, everyone needs to take out frustrations somewhere. Halle Berry happens to be where today's frustrations are falling. This has nothing to do with lack of caring for other kids who have it worse off, I don't even see the relationship there. This is about frustration that parents here have over misconceptions in the media.

I realize some days are bad. I`m talking about p-e-r-s-p-e-c-t-i-v-e.
It seems to be somewhat lacking here lately.

[frizzyrazzy]

I'm sorry you think people are lacking perspective but I think that diversions like this are absolutely necessary to retain perspective. Just my own opinion.

[Barry]

Here's my perspective....parents are advocating positions on behalf of their children as they see fit. Whether its suing to have a 504, allowing testing in class, getting generic insulin, get admission to a school...it's all because parents feel it's important things for their children to have.
It is no differnent with the Type 2/Halle Berry thing. If parents feel the public's perception of type 2 is one of laziness and inaction, and parents think their kids catagorized with those qualities are somehow slighted , it is their absolute right to rebel people against such people as Halle that perpetuate the stigma by saying such things as "through diet and exercise, I've ween myself off insulin and am now type 2".

In my opinion, the only thing worse than not calling out such reckless behavior is asking others to be silent as well.

[lilituc]

She is a spokesperson for the JDRF. I think that makes it a big deal. I do have many of my own issues and recent events to deal with, and I still think it's important. Dealing with chronic illness and adverse events is difficult, but I think it's even more difficult when you're working alone and not trying to change things. Why not try to make things better?

[Momof4gr8kids]

So, I joined her fan club on Yahoo groups, and did a little research. Here is a post that was posted there. Read from the bottom up if you choose to read it.


Re: [HALLEHOOD_GROOVERS] Hi Newbie here. Wanted to know what type diabetic is Halle


I didn't know that Halle was diabetes. But it sounds like she's handling it just great. My fav teacher on High school's kid was diabetes and could always stare whenever he did his thing it always looked like it was such a mission you know but Halle is actually putting it very realistically. And so true girl atleast it can be treated. So ja be strong people.
See ya
Dalene

Sunset Team <sunsetteam@...> wrote:
Hopes this helps from FAQ section...........

Halle on coping & living with diabetes:

Halle on Treatment: Many of you have written in asking if I am a diabetic and want to know what type of treatment I am receiving. Yes, I am a Diabetic. I was diagnosed in my early 20's and at that time was prescribed insulin shots. After a few years, I sought treatment from an MD who used a holistic approach to medicine and learned to better control my diabetes by monitoring my diet and taking oral medications. However, I am no longer in contact with the physician who treated me as he has moved out of the country. If you are interested in this type of treatment, please seek out a holistic MD in your area. Because of the seriousness of this disease, I can not give out any specific information about the treatment that I received. It is very important to me that I not endanger your health in any way and therefore I request that you continue to follow the routine and guidelines prescribed to you by your Doctor.
Halle on Coping and Living with Diabetes: Now, Let me tell you the good news about having diabetes. Diabetes is one disease that is very very manageable with a little effort. I know the finger pricking and the shots can feel like a drag and at times get you down. However, know that by doing those things you are ensuring good health for yourself. Whenever I start feeling bad about pricking my finger or taking a shot I think of all the other people in the world that have diseases that cannot be managed with medicine and I feel instantly better. As diabetics we can take control of our situation and help make ourselves feel better and be better. That advice was passed along to be many years ago and it has worked and I wanted to pass it along to you.
I thank you again for reaching out and just know when it comes to having diabetes....you are not alone and if you take good care of yourself and follow all of your doctors instructions, you will live a very healthy and happy long life. :O)
Sending you lots of love,
~ Halle


nese <teeny202@...> wrote:
Is she type 1 or 2?

[Momof4gr8kids]

Here's another article from the archives of her message board. Interesting.....

>From: Sunset Team <sunsetteam@y...>
> >Reply-To: HALLEHOOD_GROOVERS@yahoogroups.com
> >To: "hallehood@yahoogroups.com" <hallehood@yahoogroups.com>
> >CC: "hallehood_groovers@yahoogroups.com"
> ><hallehood_groovers@yahoogroups.com>
> >Subject: [HALLEHOOD_GROOVERS] Full Interview Halle gave The Daily
Mail 13th
> >December 2005
> >Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 12:47:13 +0000 (GMT)
> >
> > Halle Berry: My battle with diabetesby BONNIE SIEGLER, Daily
Mail
> >09:55am 13th December 2005
> >
> > Halle Berry: The actress struggled with diabetes
> >
> >
> >
> >As the cameras rolled, the young actress knew she desperately
needed to lie
> >down. But before she could do anything she collapsed on set and
was rushed
> >to hospital. Hollywood star Halle Berry then lay dangerously ill
in a
> >diabetic coma for a week before waking to a life that would never
be the
> >same again. "Diabetes caught me completely off guard," she
explains.
> >
> > Showbiz: Interview with Halle Berry
> > Warning: Fatal diabetes alert for overweight UK
> > News: 500,000 women have diabetes... but they don't know it
> > Article: Catching diabetes early cuts heart risk
> >
> >
> > "None of my family had suffered from the illness and although I
was
> >slightly overweight in school, I thought I was pretty
healthy. "I fell
> >ill - dramatically - when I was on the TV show, Living Dolls, in
1989. I
> >felt I needed energy but I didn't even have a minute to pop out
and get a
> >chocolate bar. I didn't really know what was wrong." Halle, now
39, was
> >diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, where the body is unable to
produce enough
> >insulin to process sugar into energy. Unconscious for a
week "I thought
> >I could tough it out, but I couldn't have been more wrong," she
says. "One
> >day, I simply passed out, and I didn't wake up for seven days,
which is
> >obviously very serious." Type 2 Diabetes can take years to
develop, with
> >sufferers experiencing symptoms like Halle's constant feelings of
> >tiredness. Others include blurred vision, weight loss, raging
thirst,
> >genital itching and tingling in the hands and feet. Experts
believe that
> >more than half a million people in the UK alone
> > are unknowingly living with the disease. Likely indicators are
being
> >overweight, leading a sedentary lifestyle and eating a sugar and
> >carbohydrate-laden diet. The condition is also more common, and
develops
> >at a younger age in Afro-Caribbean and Asian communities because
of genetic
> >predisposition. It is most likely that Halle, who was born in
Liverpool
> >to a white English mother and black Afro-American father, falls
into the
> >last group. As she came round in hospital, doctors explained to
her the
> >seriousness of her condition. Although her pancreas was still
producing
> >some insulin it was less than she needed and her condition was
beyond the
> >stage where a diet change or new exercise regime would stop it
progressing.
> > She was told she would need daily insulin injections for the
rest of her
> >life, as well as a complete overhaul of her diet. And just in case
she had
> >any doubts about making such big changes, the medics spelled out
exactly
> >what uncontrolled diabetes could mean. 'I
> > could lose my legs' "They told me I might lose my eyesight, or
I could
> >lose my legs," she remembers, with a shudder. "I was scared to
death, I
> >thought I was going to die." They explained that due to excess
sugar in
> >the body diabetics can suffer kidney failure, have a five times
higher risk
> >of developing heart disease and 80 per of people with diabetes
will die
> >from cardiovascular complications.
> > Halle Berry: On her Oscar-winning night
> >
> >
> >
> >Blindness is caused by a condition called retinopathy, in which
blood
> >vessels in the retina become blocked, leaky or even start to grow
> >haphazardly. The worst-case scenario would be an early death.
And with
> >hindsight, Halle credits those doctors' tough words with saving
her life.
> >She's also enjoyed a top-flight career, winning a coveted role as
a Bond
> >girl and a Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film Monster's
Ball. "I
> >went into hospital on my last breath, and came out feeling a
hundred times
> >better. I knew it was time to take better care of myself and I can
honestly
> >say that I am a healthier person than I was before I was taken
ill."
> >Dramatic diet change The first thing Halle did was to change her
diet to
> >one low in fat, sugar and processed carbohydrates. So out went any
sweet
> >deserts, junk or processed food and in came a whole new way of
eating. "I
> >started to eat loads of wonderful fresh vegetables, chicken, fresh
fish and
> >pasta. I cut out red meat and cut back on
> > fruit because it can contain quite a lot of sugar. "Now one of
my
> >favourite dishes is something simple but tasty such as grilled
tuna and
> >garlic mashed potato." Although Halle says she craves salty
rather than
> >sweet things (her favourite foods are butter pecan ice cream and
salt and
> >vinegar crisps), if her sweet tooth does get the better of her she
will
> >satisfy it by sweetening her food with honey, molasses or low-
calorie
> >sweeteners. But it wasn't just her food intake that needed to
change. "I
> >needed to pay attention of everything that could affect my blood
sugar
> >level, including diet exercise and stress," she says. So she
took on
> >personal trainer, Robert White, who puts her through her paces
four times a
> >week. On top of this she enjoys daily sessions of yoga and loves
to
> >rollerblade near her Hollywood home. The final piece of the
jigsaw in
> >Halle's successful diabetes management was control of her blood
sugar and
> >insulin levels. "I have to test my blood sugar levels at
> > least a couple of times a day," she explains. "I do a tiny
pinprick,
> >usually on my fingertips, and test it with a special kit which
tell me how
> >high or low my blood sugar levels are. "Then using this as a
guide I
> >inject myself with the correct dose of insulin to level up my
blood sugar.
> >"People always kind of cringe when I say that," she
laughs. "Actually I
> >feel very lucky that I can take insulin. It saves me from becoming
ill."
> >Now Halle, who also has only 80 per cent hearing in one ear after
being
> >beaten up by an early boyfriend, is on a crusade to enlighten the
world
> >about the dangers of diabetes. She is a spokesperson for the
Novo
> >Nordisk, a pharmaceutical company that specialises in making
products for
> >diabetes and she regularly does public speaking on living with the
> >condition. "Diabetes turned out to be a gift," she says. "It
gave me
> >strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter
how
> >uncomfortable or painful it was."
> >

[kiwimum]

To be honest, I didn't and don't see it as a Type 2 issue.
The issue for me is the misinformation she is helping to spread about D. Tyler has already heard me speak of her big 'faux pas' and asked how she can stop insulin.
Halle Berry has the perfect opportunity to be a great force and role model for our children, someone they can look at and think,"wow, she has D just like me and look what she can do".
Instead she has promoted the misconception that D is curable. I and many others wish that was so.
As Tyler's parents, it is our job to stand up and advocate on his behalf. If we don't, then who will. Obviously not Ms Berry!
I defend my right to be offended by ANY comments that are detrimental to my son and his welfare, either now or in the future. I defend that right because I am his Mum.

[jendean]

Never thought I'd say it, but Barry, I completely agree.
Ouch... that hurt a little :rolleyes:
Really and truly, we all have to think about perspective. Yes, some people have it worse at times, some have it better, that is all part of the ebb and flow of nature.
To say that others should not worry or should not stand up for what they believe in is ludacris.
What if nobody had protested the Viet Nam war because thier college roomate had a brother with cancer?
The fact is that as dirty and unfair as things are, (and ther are.. constantly) there is no way to measure any of this against another illness or tragedy.
We are all destined to die. Sad fact, but here we sit, dying from the very moment we are born.
To stop fighting injustice in honor of the suffering of others allows future suffering, and negates the honor of those suffering.
Not one of us knows how long we will get to keep our kids (d or non d ) things happen every day. We can live and try to make a difference now. Tomorrow is too late.
Thanks. I might change my mind tomorrow.
But probably not

[ScottB]

I get the impression that Halle is in a serious case of denial and may be flirting with disaster which could lead to serious complications later on in her life. I admire her willingness to find a better way to treat her condition, it's the way she's going about it is what bothers me. It seems like she's looking for some mythical alchemist who has some elixir that with one sip, all her problems will go away and though in her mind it may seem like she's found something modern science is ignoring, she may in fact be setting herself up for a downfall.

I like to keep an open mind and listen to other points of view or theories but I need facts before I truly believe in something and in Halle Berry's case, all I'm hearing is talk and nothing else. I agree that a healthy diet is beneficial to all and not just someone who has an illness but from everything I've read so far, if you're Type 1, it doesn't matter whether the sugar you ingest is sucrose, fructose or kind of "-ose", a T1's body can not process that sugar into energy it can use with out insulin.

[CDoyle1013]

Yes, we are all born to die. Death is a part of life...yada, yada, yada. Why not do away with oneself now? Aren't we all trying to mitigate life's curveballs, prevent unnecessary risks, take care of our own health and the health of our children so that we don't die before our time. Geez, why did my husband fight for his life (he was told he would be gone in a week if he did not have both radiation and chemo - he went to hell and back fighting for his life to be with his children that gave him three months instead of one week. I am sorry, but the earlier post is a cop out. I will continue to fight for my daughter's life so she can live her life to the fullest and contribute in a positive way to society.

[OSUMom]

I think some of us don't think the matters with the situation that Halle has put out in the media (she's gone from Type 1 to Type 2 with diet) as trivial. The mis-information is pretty serious in my opinion.

[AlisonKS]

I also don't like the misinformation. It can creat a divide in families that believe just diet can cure our children (usually happens to be inlaws :p) and make us as parents look like horrible people since we are not utilizing "the cure" and continue to subject our children to needles.

[Momof4gr8kids]

I'm at least glad that despite the mis information she is giving (it's obvious she believes her mis information) that she isn't giving details of her "cure", or how she downgraded her diseases status (not trying to compare the two, but the way it was stated by Berry was worded as downgrading her disease). I'm going to speak with my aunt who is a holistic healer. She practices several forms of natural healing believing the body can heal itself. My guess is that it's part Barenstien, and part diabolimia/ denial.
With her pregnancy, and how much she seems to want it we can only hope that she chooses to take care of herself rather then promote the many things that can happen with a person with out of control bg levels during pregnancy.

[3js]

I don`t see absorbing oneself with the minutiae of Halle Berry`s (a private citizen) d-life, or as in other threads the variables of type2, as particularly liberating.

It is not something I want my child doing. I want him to live his life, and appreciate it, not become bogged down with bitterness and anger over issues that are not really of importance. That is not a cop out.

There are many opportunities to educate, fundraise, and help others with diabetes in need, without resorting to email campaigns against uninformed celebrities.

I don`t see these types of threads as being healthy- when the same idea is rehashed and perpetuated daily, it is no longer a vent, it`s more of an ongoing rant.

JMHO.

[CDoyle1013]

Interesting...part of fundraising , part of requesting more money from Congress, part of converying the FACTS of Type 1 diabetes is to tell the truth about Type 1: no, my daughter cannot correct her diabetes; no, we did not cause the diabetes; no she will not grow out of diabetes like Halle Berry. I have been IN PUBLIC at festivals trying to raise funds for JDRF, speaking to the public. The comments made to me (and very little money raised at these events) tell me that the general public has absolutely no clue as to Type 1 diabetes. One gentleman actually had the nerve to tell a Type 1 that his "mommy and his daddy" caused his diabetes. Halle Berry seems to be such a member of the public and that makes MY job in raising funds for research to cure diabetes more difficult (talk to some members of Congress - some could not tell you the difference between the two diseases). I have emailed just about every member in Congress, raised thousands of dollars in cash from those who I educate. I do not want some Hollywood starlet undoing the work in which I have done and making my job raising funds more difficult. The pressure is on me, not my daughter. She has no clue as to Halle Berry, nor the work that I do in helping find a cure. I have one goal in life - that is to find a cure for diabetes. That is something that I would give everything I have, including my life.

[Momof4gr8kids]

Interesting indeed is that a thread that was to discuss and vent about the whole gone from type 1 to type 2 thing is that it isn't even that anymore, now it is a thread to debate if we should be talking about this still. I think this debate deserves it's own thread instead of hijacking this one.

[kiwimum]

3js

I guess we will just have to agree to disagree on this one.
I for one think this is of HUGE importance. Maybe my son will become bitter if he thinks I did nothing to stand up and speak up for him. Maybe he will become bitter because the population believes that he bought D on himself. Maybe he will become bitter because of the ignorance.
Surely then it is my job to educate or at least try to so that he may have a future where he is not judged by misconception.
I seem to remember that some people on this forum were pretty quick to jump on others when they felt there were misconceptions and misinformation being spouted about Type 2. What is the difference with this topic?
And I never saw it as a Type 2 issue that we are talking about in regards to Ms Berry.

[Lizzy731]

bump.............