Relieved to see a Halle Berry pregnancy article that doesn't reference her boobies? The actress managed to irk diabetes groups mightily with her claim that she got herself off insulin and basically cured her diabetes. Berry reported she had Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as juvenile-onset diabetes) which is, uh, incurable. She was quoted as saying,
"I've managed to wean myself off insulin, so now I'd like to put myself in the Type 2 category." Yeah, well, you may have been in the Type 2 category to begin with. Some docs say she was likely misinformed, mistaken, or misdiagnosed. Because for a Type 1 diabetic to stop taking insulin...um, very, very unwise.
Since Berry is pregnant, we have some further evidence she wasn't Type 1. Folks with that need insulin more during pregnancy because the hormones block insulin action. If Berry had Type 1, she'd probably not be doing so well right now. One doc speculated that beause Berry was thin when she was diagnosed, her doctor might have told her she had Type 1 (Type 2 generally affects obese and out-of-shape people.) But no matter what, Berry did not cure herself. We assume the vast majority of diabetics are informed enough not to follow the actions of a celebrity, so it goes without saying Type 1 people should keep up the injections. Especially if pregnant.
