Movie Characters 

BLOOD SUGAR (a Play)
NEWS:April 21,2000 World Premiere of BLOOD SUGAR  Written and Performed by Award-Winning Theatre, Television and  Film Actress SUE GAETZMAN.  BLOOD SUGAR is a one-woman autobiographical play chronicling  the life of SUE GAETZMAN, a diabetic for 31 years who, within  the last 18 months, has survived many extraordinary odds:  The  deeply devastating and sudden loss of her husband to kidney   cancer; the loss of her sister due to almost indescribable  complications from diabetes; and the calamitous death of her  father to Lou Gerhig's disease.  On April 14, 1999, less than 4 weeks after the loss of her  father, and following a longtime downhill battle with her own   health which had already suffered kidney damage, glaucoma, and  the loss of a toe from one foot, SUE GAETZMAN received a much   needed, last minute, live-saving kidney and pancreas  transplant.  To date that transplant has proved to be a divine   gift that will forever link Gaetzman with her donor Brent  Adams, an eight year old twin boy who, while walking Home from  school on April 13, 1999, was tragically killed by a car near   his Brea, California home.  Miraculously, since GAETZMAN received the double transplant  from young Adams, she is no longer a diabetic and has made a  stunning return to an increasingly healthy and fulfilling   life.  GAETZMAN and Adam's affiliation became public not only  because of the (Orange County) publicized nature of his death,  but because GAETZMAN and Brent's mother Toni Adams joined the   growing number of transplant patients and donor families  breaking a longtime rule of confidentiality.  Though GAETZMAN   and Mrs. Adams have never met and have communicated only by   mail, they have been active in the encouragement of organ   donation via various Southland organ donor organizations. GAETZMAN and Toni Adams will meet for the first time on stage
   upon the conclusion of the opening performance of BLOOD SUGAR at TheTamarind Theatre, 5915 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2000 - 8:00 PM
 

Con Air
Character Baby O Is A diabetic Portrayed by Mykelti Williamson

GOD
Play by Woody Allen. The Play features  a Character Named Diabetes. Source: Wendy H.

Half Baked
A Policeman's Diabetic horse dies after being fed  a bunch of sweets 

Phonies Beware!
1956 MOVIE: This Screenliner short shows how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks at drug claims that may be fraudulent. In this case, a product called "Elixirex"  is advertised as a cure-all for almost any ailment, including arthritis, rheumatism,  and diabetes. After a diabetes patient dies following use of Elixirex, FDA   inspectors start their investigation. 

Promised a Miracle
(1988) (TVMovie) Based on a true story of an American couple who try to heal their diabetic son through spiritual, rather than medical means.Starred Rosanna Arquette,Judge Reinhold,Tom Bower & Giovanni Ribisi 

The General
Martin Cahill--famous (or infamous) Irish gangster, had type 2 diabetes. Cahill is the subject of the current movie, "The General." The movie covers his diagnosis, shows him injecting himself with insulin and saying no to dessert at a restaurant. Cahill is famous for the largest robberies in Ireland (though rarely could the authorities catch him with evidence) during the 1970s and 1980s (I believe), including some famous paintings, many of which are still missing. He was shot to death in 1994, I believe. Info supplied by Sharon Kellaher.

Soul Food
Mama Jo/Mother Jo has diabetes & is portrayed by Irma P. Hall 

Steel Magnolias
Shelby Eatenton Latcherie is a diabetic & is Portayed by Julia Roberts

Warlock
The main character Kassandra is diabetic.
She carries around a needle with her that saves the world.
SOURCE:Christopher A Skafidas

The Witches
Helga portrayed by Mai Zetterling