List of films featuring diabetes

There is a body of films that include a character with diabetes as part of the plot. In the late twentieth century, most films' references to diabetes were minor. Characters with diabetes were developed in plots in which the disease "played a more significant role" in films such as Steel Magnolias and Panic Room.[1] Dr. Kevin L. Ferguson discussed such films in the Journal of Medical Humanities and reported, "Films that represent diabetes must work around the disease's banal invisibility, and images of diabetics in film are especially susceptible to metaphor and exaggeration."[2] Everyday Health reported, "Sometimes, filmmakers get it wrong: mixing up different types of diabetes, imagining symptoms or complications that aren't accurate, or unfairly portraying another aspect of the condition."[3]

List of films

Film Year Description
12 Feet Deep2017The American thriller film features twin sisters who are trapped in a swimming pool under a fiberglass pool cover. One of the sisters has diabetes and needs an insulin shot to avoid slipping into a coma.[4]
150 Milligrams2017The French drama film is based on the real-life French pulmonologist Irène Frachon who fought between 2009 and 2011 to reveal that a diabetes drug was life-threatening.[5]
Alma1999A documentary film about Alma Thorpe, whose primary condition is schizophrenia, but she also has diabetes.[6]
The Ambulance1990A rogue doctor in an ambulance kidnaps people with diabetes for his experiment.[7]
The Baby-Sitters Club1995A teenage girl deals with managing her type 1 diabetes.[8]
Beats, Rhymes & Life2011A documentary film about the band A Tribe Called Quest, including Phife Dawg, who has diabetes.[6]
Big Nothing2006In the black comedy film, criminals kill an FBI agent with diabetes by force-feeding him a lollipop.[9]
Loose Cannons / Mine vaganti2010Side character, grandmother, commits suicide by eating all the sweets.
Bread and Roses2000A married couple has financial difficulties because the husband has diabetes.[10]
Brokedown Palace1999The father of one of the wrongfully imprisoned women has diabetes.[11]
Broken2012The coming-of-age film stars an 11-year-old child who is learning to manage diabetes.[12]
Chocolat2000An elderly woman in the film hides her diabetes from her family.[13]
Click2006The protagonist's father has diabetes.[14]
Cliffhanger1993The female pilot of the criminal gang radios for emergency backup, saying that they need insulin for a person with diabetes.[15]
Con Air1997The film's protagonist helps a fellow convict who has diabetes.[9]
The Confessional1995A family mystery is investigated, and hereditary diabetes is a clue in establishing a family link.[16]
A Deadly Adoption2015In a parody of melodramatic films screened on the TV network Lifetime, two parents see their daughter fall into a diabetic coma.[17]
Derailed2005The daughter of a blackmail victim has diabetes.[11]
Dog Day Afternoon1975The manager of the bank at which the robbery takes place has diabetes and is threatened by the hostage taking, as he needs medication.[11]
Fed Up2014The documentary film highlights that too much sugar in American diets is a strong reason for the prevalence of diabetes mellitus type 2 in the United States.[18]
The Founder2016In the biographical film about the creator of the McDonald's fast food chain, one of the McDonald brothers is hospitalized due to a stress-induced diabetes shock, and founder-to-be Ray Kroc visits him in the hospital to offer to buy out the brothers' restaurant.[19]
The General1998The titular Irish crime boss Martin Cahill develops Type 2 diabetes.[20]
Gigli2003A character with diabetes is helped by another character.[21]
The Godfather Part III1990The film's crime boss, Michael Corleone, suffers symptoms of diabetes.[6]
Gubra2006When a woman's father is hospitalized due to diabetic complications, she meets a man with whom she falls in love.[22]
Half Baked1998The stoner comedy film features a horse with diabetes.[6]
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters2013As a result of consuming too much candy in Hansel and Gretel, Hansel contracts diabetes and must periodically inject insulin.[23]
It Runs in the Family2003The protagonist's wife suffers from complications from diabetes and is on dialysis due to kidney failure.[10]
Jerry and Tom1998The film's hitman suffers from diabetes.[20]
Just Before Dawn1946A criminal psychologist is tricked into injecting a person with diabetes with poison instead of the insulin needed.[24]
Mad Money2008One of the bank robbers has diabetes.[11]
Meeting Daddy2000The colonel in the film has diabetes and uses a glucometer to monitor himself.[21]
Memento2000In a side plot, a man with amnesia treats his wife with diabetes.[6]
The Next Three Days2010A husband attempts an escape plan for his wrongfully imprisoned wife, who has diabetes.[10]
No Good Deed2002The film's police officer is shown performing a self-maintenance routine for diabetes.[11]
Nothing in Common1986The protagonist's parents divorce, and he learns that his father has diabetes and has been avoiding treatment.[25]
Over the Brooklyn Bridge1984The lead character Alby (played by Elliott Gould) has diabetes.[26]
Panic Room2002A young girl with diabetes and her mother are trapped in a safe room during a home invasion.[11]
Patch Adams1998The comedy-drama film, based on Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, depicts a scene in which medical residents scrutinize a patient with diabetes, and Adams, unlike the others, asks for the patient's name.[27]
The Planet of Junior Brown2000A character with diabetes is helped by another character.[21]
Promised a Miracle1988The American television film dramatizes the true story of Christian parents who believed their 11-year-old son's diabetes were healed by God and discarded his insulin, resulting in their son's death.[28]
Regarding Henry1991The film's attorney, recovering from a shooting, meets an elderly man with diabetes.[20]
Reversal of Fortune1990A husband defends against charges that he killed his wife who had diabetes.[29]
The Right Hand Man1987Based on the historical novel The Right-Hand Man, the film is set in Australia in 1860 and features a protagonist with diabetes.[30]
S/O Satyamurthy2015A man meets a woman with diabetes and develops a relationship with her.[31]
Scarecrow Gone Wild2004A college-age man suffers a diabetic shock as a result of a prank but is resurrected as a killer scarecrow.[6]
Soul Food1997A matriarch's refusal to address her diabetes leads to her death and her family falling apart.[14]
Species1995An alien seductress rejects and kills a candidate mate because he has diabetes.[6]
Split 2016 One of the multiple personalities played by James McAvoy has diabetes and is shown injecting insulin, while none of the other personalities has diabetes.[32][33][34]
State of Emergency2011In the horror film, survivors of a zombie outbreak hide in a warehouse. One of the survivors hides her diabetes from the others, but when she falls into a coma, another survivor goes out to find insulin for her.[35]
Steel Magnolias1989A recent bride has to deal with diabetes.[36]
Tammy2014The protagonist's grandmother has diabetes but refuses to medicate.[37]
That's My Boy2012The comedy film features the relationship between a father and his son. In the son's childhood, he is obese and has diabetes due to his father's lack of care.[38]
This Old Cub2004A documentary film about baseball player Ron Santo, who has diabetes.[20]
To Kill a Man2014A caretaker of a forest preserve has diabetes; when his medicine is stolen, his son's attempt to recover the medicine leads to the family being terrorized by the criminal gang.[39]
Warlock1989A witch hunter enlists a sidekick who has diabetes.[7]
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time!1982The documentary film shows the band The Weavers, including bass vocalist Lee Hays, who had diabetes.[6]
What the Health2017The documentary film explores health risks associated with the meat industry and says that several studies show that meat consumption is a leading cause of diabetes.[40]
Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name?1971The film amateur sleuth has diabetes and is helped by another character.[21]
The Witches1990The young protagonist's grandmother has diabetes.[10]
Wonderful World2009The protagonist's roommate is hospitalized for treatment of a coma due to diabetes. The protagonist falls in love with his roommate's sister, who comes to visit.[41]

References

  1. ↑ Glick, Deanna (November 1, 2002). "Diabetes in the Movies". Diabetes Health. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ Ferguson 2010, p. 183
  3. ↑ Vann, Madeline (October 10, 2012). "Diabetes in the Movies: An Accuracy Check". Everyday Health. Everyday Health Media, LLC. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ Hamman, Cody (June 20, 2017). "12 Feet Deep: Trapped Sisters (Film Review)". JoBlo.com. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ Lodge, Guy (September 16, 2016). "Film Review: '150 Milligrams'". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Campbell, Christopher (November 14, 2011). "10 Memorable Diabetic Movie Characters – In Honor of World Diabetes Day". indieWire. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Ferguson 2010, p. 201
  8. ↑ Eng, Joyrce (June 17, 2016). "Will There Ever Be a Baby-Sitters Club Sequel?". TV Guide. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Ferguson 2010, p. 191
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Movies Highlighting Diabetes". dLife. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ferguson 2010, p. 193
  12. ↑ Child, Ben (November 6, 2012). "Broken fixed up with nine British independent film award nominations". The Guardian. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ Ferguson 2010, p. 197
  14. 1 2 Ferguson 2010, p. 198
  15. ↑ Staff (1998). Winning With Diabetes: Inspiring Stories of Famous and Not-So-Famous People With Diabetes Who Live Life Abundantly. American Diabetes Association. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-945448-97-6.
  16. ↑ Dunđerović, Aleksandar (2003). The Cinema of Robert Lepage: The Poetics of Memory. Wallflower Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-903364-33-8.
  17. ↑ Uhlich, Keith (June 20, 2015). "'A Deadly Adoption': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ Halter, Reese (May 25, 2014). "Fed Up Spotlights the American Sugar Epidemic". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  19. ↑ Reed, Rex (January 24, 2017). "'The Founder' Is Must-See Entertainment, Led by a Magnetic Michael Keaton". Observer.com. Observer Media. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  20. 1 2 3 4 Ferguson 2010, p. 189
  21. 1 2 3 4 Ferguson 2010, p. 194
  22. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (May 4, 2006). "Review: 'Gubra'". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  23. ↑ Suebsaeng, Asawin (January 25, 2013). "'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' in 3D: Diabetes, Witches, Kung-Fu Witches, and Sex With Witches". Mother Jones. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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  25. ↑ Ferguson 2010, p. 199
  26. ↑ Canby, Vincent (March 2, 1984). "Screen: 'Brooklyn Bridge'". The New York Times.
  27. ↑ Bogue, Ernest Grady (2010). The Leadership Choice: Designing Climates of Blame Or Responsibility. WestBow Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4497-0242-7.
  28. ↑ Mills, Nancy (May 17, 1988). "The Promise of 'Miracle,' a Tragic Tale of Faith Healing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  29. ↑ Ferguson 2010, p. 202
  30. ↑ Goodman, Walter (October 2, 1987). "Film: Rupert Everett in 'The Right Hand Man'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  31. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (April 10, 2015). "S/O Satyamurthy: To keep up a father's honour". The Hindu. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
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  35. ↑ Idlebrook, Craig (June 25, 2014). "Hollywood Does Diabetes". Insulin Nation. SelfRX. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  36. ↑ Ferguson 2010, p. 184
  37. ↑ Stevenson, Jane (July 2, 2014). "Vanity not an option for Susan Sarandon in 'Tammy'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  38. ↑ Pols, Mary (June 14, 2012). "That's My Boy: Is Adam Sandler the Man?". Time. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
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Bibliography

  • Ferguson, Kevin L. (September 2010). "The Cinema of Control: On Diabetic Excess and Illness in Film". Journal of Medical Humanities. 31 (3): 183–204. doi:10.1007/s10912-010-9110-8. ISSN 1041-3545.
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