tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490252472496464232.post750923513737274856..comments2009-02-01T16:55:34.189-08:00Comments on Momabetes: Diabetes+Hollywood=Bad CombinationSusana la Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01625149392915396947noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490252472496464232.post-9237121400047467972008-04-07T17:45:00.000-07:002008-04-07T17:45:00.000-07:00The first time we saw Steel Magnolias, I didn't kn...The first time we saw Steel Magnolias, I didn't know enough about the movie to know that Shelby had diabetes until she started having that low in the beauty shop. Then I knew what was happening before they even said it. Been there; done that. I think Julia Roberts' character needed an insulin pump in the worst way. <BR/><BR/>I made it through 2 pregnancies with diabetes & had healthy kids & I'm still doing okay 21 years later. I think Hollywood just likes to show the extreme of everything. Gets a little annoying, huh?<BR/><BR/>BTW - My family refuses to watch Steel Magnolias because of all the nightmares they had after seeing it that first time. Scared my kids to death! Thanks, Hollywood...Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072030400404976772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490252472496464232.post-60458419188245376862008-04-07T14:50:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:50:00.000-07:00Yeah, we were gonna watch it that weekend, but the...Yeah, we were gonna watch it that weekend, but the power went out...I think we got about 10 minutes of the movie in, and that was it!Jimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446142542149532542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490252472496464232.post-47522037333876170292008-04-07T14:12:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:12:00.000-07:00This post is hilarious! I have no idea if it was ...This post is hilarious! I have no idea if it was intended to be so funny, but I was rolling. I love it!! You need to correct inaccuracies more, I find it riveting. I do love getting my diabetes education from someone with wit. <BR/><BR/>Can you think of any accurate accounts of diabetes on TV or in the movies? Just curious. <BR/><BR/>Miss you guys. MeganAna, Emery, and Ollie's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000489583291045879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490252472496464232.post-78549717108184040152008-04-07T12:07:00.000-07:002008-04-07T12:07:00.000-07:00I find it enough to watch that movie once every te...I find it enough to watch that movie once every ten years or so, but I do remember they treated a low with orange juce... Talk about Hollywood getting facts wrong... have you seen They Day After Tomorrow??? ...Elinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614924507655554702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490252472496464232.post-20930159717508683372008-04-07T11:24:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:24:00.000-07:00We *heart* Food Network too! And you know, now tha...We *heart* Food Network too! <BR/><BR/>And you know, now that I think about it, it seems like we watched Steel Magnolias during your wedding weekend, although for some reason I don't remember actually *watching* it!<BR/><BR/> And everyone I know who's not a diabetic tends to love that movie...but it's not so much fun for me. It's too dark and depressing for a diabetic in her reproductive years, especially when I see women on internet baby and kid boards saying things like, "Hi, I'd like to have a baby, but I'm afraid I'm gonna die like what's-her-face on Steel Magnolias." And yes, I really have seen that comment before, and several others in the same vein.<BR/><BR/>Not the movie's fault and all, but still. Depressing. Ya know.Susana la Bananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625149392915396947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490252472496464232.post-75798999651565364022008-04-06T19:48:00.000-07:002008-04-06T19:48:00.000-07:00I know it's hard to believe, but I have never seen...I know it's hard to believe, but I have never seen Iron Chef America (and I'm a Food Network-addict!). I know, I need to...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, her name was Shelby, and I *love* that movie, though I can totally see how it could get annoying when people think it reflects real life. :-)Jimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446142542149532542noreply@blogger.com