“Gossip Girl” actress Michelle Tratchenberg died at the age of 39
Actress Michelle Tratchenberg, known for her role in “Gossip Girl,” has been found dead in a luxury apartment in New York City, NYPD. She was 39 years old.
Almost two months after Michelle Tratchenberg's death at age 39, authorities ruled her cause of death.
On Wednesday, New York City's Chief Medical Laboratory issued a statement announcing the causes and attitudes of the “Gossip Girl” actor's death as a complication of diabetes. This method was determined to be natural.
The office previously stated in February that the cause and method were “undecided.”
Trachtenberg was found dead at 8am on February 26th in a luxury apartment building in New York City. Upon arriving in her unit, officers discovered that the 39-year-old woman was unconsciously unresponsive. EMS officials responded to the scene and found the actress dead.
The New York City-born star began his career in three TV commercials and gained fame as a child star. She later succeeded in television and film roles and found more than that.
Trachtenberg was a 2000s television mainstay and memorable roles in “Gossip Girl,” “Harriet the Spy,” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
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What is diabetes?
There are several categories of diabetes, including type 1 and type 2 in young people, gestational diabetes, neonatal diabetes, and mature-onset diabetes.
Diabetes, the full name for a disease characterized by inadequate control of glucose levels in a person's blood, affects roughly 38 million people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is equivalent to about 1 in 10 people, and about 1 in 5 people have chronic illnesses.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that occurs when some or all of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed,” explains the Harvard School of Medicine website. If insulin is not present, “sugar accumulates in the bloodstream rather than entering the cells” and “excessive urination and dehydration” can also cause tissue damage.
The CDC estimates that between 5 and 10% of people with diabetes are diagnosed with type 1. People of all ages can get a diagnosis, and no known prevention methods are available.
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance. In other words, cells “resist the normal effects of insulin, which, according to Harvard Health Publications, drives glucose in the blood inside the cells.” This causes glucose to accumulate in the blood. Type 2 diabetes, which affects approximately 90-95% of diabetic patients, can also develop at any age.
Risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include family history, pre-diabetes or gestational diabetes, and family history of overweight or obesity at age 45.
Contributed by: Jay Stahl, USA Today
