Shelby's Diabetic Attack in a Hair Salon | Steel Magnolias (Julia Roberts)

[@MovingPicsOfficial]

My dears, I encourage you to watch this powerful scene when Shelby's life is over: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3_JfqGja9Ktb9k

[@theredheadsaidNYC]

Julia was SOO good in this

[@Buckaroo_Baldwin]

They all were

[@sweetbeauty2153]

​@@Buckaroo_BaldwinYes absolutely! I love this movie!💜😊

[@dadelandframing]

they all were

[@emmastraub6842]

I have a friend who has diabetes I have never seen her have an episode. But her roommate told me she can get bad episodes like this. I’m glad she’s with her to help her.

[@radbabs2000]

Having a low blood sugar attack is awful. It feels like you're going to faint, the emotions are off the charts, anxiety.. so fun🥺

[@hthrsartin]

Mine would get bad enough I would have seizures due to hypoglycemia unawareness. I didn’t feel them until they were low enough I would pass out and start having a seizure

[@nettiegurl]

I was friends with a gal who went into random epileptic seizures very similar to these episodes, and we assured her she was quite "normal" Just had to be patient with her health.

[@MJ-pv9dp]

Well, I’ve been a nurse for 21 years. I’ve NEVER seen an attack like this. I’ve seen people lose consciousness, or become altered but I’ve never seen someone get argumentative and violent.

[@nettiegurl]

@@MJ-pv9dp OH they do. To the point of subconscious incoherency. Not knowing where they are or what's going on for even a few seconds or a moment. Downright scary yes, but also remembering that they are human dealing with a health disorder.

[@daniellekennedy2338]

Diabetes is no joke. I have episodes once in awhile. Orange juice really is the best way to ease the episodes.

[@friendship9904]

What about pineapple juice is that good to

[@elizabethpeters4805]

Real sugar Coca-Cola is very effective too. About 8 ounces and then follow up with protein and a few carbs to help the blood sugar level out.

[@rafaelortega854]

Why orange juice? I'm really curious

[@dadelandframing]

@@rafaelortega854 HIGH SUGAR CONTENT

[@catgirl6803]

Why was she refusing to drink the orange juice if that’s what she needed?

[@Dontaskmia]

This is a fine example of how far science and medicine have come in the field of diabetes, today there are so many new treatments and devices based on the latest technologies, it is no longer an early death sentence as it was in those years, all those scientists and doctors working tirelessly for us. Also diabetic alert dogs are amazing and save lives! Thank you❤

[@Popularfuzzyking-t1z]

Yes they can use a CGM now for a real time reading

[@InsaneR0cket1999]

My mom is diabetic and has been since I was a kid. Still to this day, she scares the living hell out of me when she gets dangerously low.

[@lindaoneil5085]

Same here. My husband has Type 2 diabetes, and sometimes he takes his medication and forgets to eat any food to balance it, and he gets very mean and ornery and says hateful things. Once he's had a meal, he's his old loving self again; even though he never says he's sorry for the way he acted, he acts like he is.

[@PurpleMountians]

It happens, each one has its differences but a diabetes attack can look like this.

[@maryelizabeth1443]

I have them sometimes. Thankfully I can tell when it's coming on and I keep something close by to eat/drink. It's scary.

[@rebeccakirton4563]

@@PurpleMountians diabetes attack??

[@leeandramurphy5903]

I have a friend that slipped into a diabeti coma and almost died. Missed a whole semester of school. I was so happy and crying when he walked into advanced choir and joined us. It didn't sound the same without his bass signing voice.

[@NikkiRobinson-v6t]

Thank God she was supported by people who know her condition!!!! I suffer from anxiety disorder, they use my panic attacks against me they even PROVOKE me to have one by cyber stalking me and BROADCASTING me to people I don't know

[@TheXangelus]

Are you ok and safe now? Are they still bothering you? I have ptsd, anxiety disorder and severe panic attacks so I know how you feel having them. My ptsd is from all the bullying and worse. What I mean by that is that I know in some way what you’ve been through. If you need someone to talk to just let me know. Sometimes talking to a complete stranger and just letting everything out can really help.

[@susanr.1963]

This scene always brings tears to my eyes, because my mother was a epileptic and she had two bad ones that I can ever remember, and it was scary, nothing really a whole lot you can do but be there for them!!!! ❤️

[@nancykolonich2531]

She deserved an Oscar

[@beeshippiemusica3164]

Low sugar drops are scary..

[@jerilemons5281]

Yes They Are I’m A Diabetic I Have Low Blood Sugar

[@Emily-Whitfield]

Yes they are. I've had attacks like this . Not very fun!!!😢😢😢

[@kittyfan_2220]

@@Emily-WhitfieldAt first I thought Shelby had a seizure in this part.

[@theartistdrunkonart]

I agree! I’m not a diabetic but I deal with hypoglycemia/low blood sugar moments and high sugar moments and they’re so scary. When it happens I go about like everything’s okay just like Shelby did to try to hide it. I try to hide it til I can’t. And gosh, it tires me out. I have these issues because of impaired kidney function and kidney disease.

[@jenniferdavis9489]

I'm here Because I just read Reese Whitherspoon ,s book whiskey in a Teacup. And in the book she ask you to revisit this scene of this southern movie to show how many emotions are packed in this one scene.❤

[@perstephanies]

That's so right. These women packed it into this scene.

[@tinasanders7054]

Julia Roberts should have gotten an Academy award that performance

[@beverlygold6442]

Julia Roberts was so good in this scene

[@noorrougelewis6704]

I remember from when I was a kid this scene of getting orange juice forced down her throat, and never understood it. It scared me a little lol.

[@rhi.123]

Same! I never watched it again till now come to find out it was diabetes I thought she was on drugs or something 🤣

[@adrianafutala2278]

​@@rhi.123this is a pretty accurate description when the insulin is a little too high, but yes it's taxing on the body.

[@Dariosqueen5585]

watching this scene reminds me of when my late brother in law would have a diabetic seizure. may he continue to rest in peace.

[@rafaelortega854]

Its a really critical scene and malyn its a wonderfull mother.

[@TherKaw]

As a type 1 diabetic this was really good The whole movie was really good and emotional a rollercoaster ride 💜

[@MizLaur]

Grey icing? Black colouring mixed with white icing. 🤣 😂

[@SkitSkat674]

They didn't have black food coloring in those days. Not that I've seen anyways.

[@sherylhoward4831]

​@@SkitSkat674 I'm thinking making purple and adding more blue.

[@briannadickson2884]

​@@sherylhoward4831 then just looks light bluish purple and nasty to boot. I hate old school purple food color

[@sherylhoward4831]

@@briannadickson2884 Thought about the color wheel from art class when I was a kid and my nephew and I played with his paint set and mixed blue, red and green and then added more red and green and it turned black. Talk about a trip down memory lane!

[@Melly3112-ox3ey]

Art basics. Blue and brown make black. Add white to get gray.

[@retroreceptionist7571]

Diabetes sucks so much sometimes

[@TheresaONeill-ze3jb]

ALL the time..

[@sweetbeauty2153]

​@@TheresaONeill-ze3jbIt sure does!😒😒

[@tjmichael8773]

the tennis match between mom and daughter is fascinating.

[@jussielynn7848]

I've dropped to 11 before, grandmall seizure and didn't know anything after that. Even the high sugars can have its effects on diabetics.

[@CorvetteStingray1969]

That is right, this is one extremely powerful scene… How can anybody not lose it and I’m a 62-year-old dude?!!!!… Why didn’t excellent movie?

[@user-wx7um3ex70]

Psalm 81, 91 46 For someone going through. God bless 🙏

[@pringlebatch]

This scene used to scare me. With the hairdryer droning in the background, it sounded really anxious and foreboding. Watching it now, you can see the slow lead up to it too, with Shelby getting a little distracted and sweaty 👀

[@maryjohnson4189nnkb]

One of the best movies ever

[@VideoFanatic02]

I have type 2 diabetes for almost 10 years now. This has never happened to me, and l hope it never does.

[@TimeTravelingAsshole]

May you never have an episode ❤️

[@acspeter7]

because you are type 2, it happens to type 1

[@rebeccakirton4563]

​@@acspeter7 No it doesn't and to get back into a normal range usually takes a lot longer

[@CorpsePrincezz]

My mom’s blood sugar has gotten low before, but never like that. She is a type 2 and she never had low sugar before until she started weight watchers and that’s because the doctor had her take insulin and glipizide at night but because she went on a point system her blood sugar has been really good. Then one night when she first tried the glucose meter patch (idk what it’s called) it started beeping and she check it. It was under 70 and my dad had her go drink some sprite (we didn’t have any juice at the time). Her blood sugar has been so good that she doesn’t need both those medications at night anymore.

[@Coryraisa]

Me also...several people in my family have diabetes. Very common disorder...but most people with diabetes _can_ have healthy children.

[@tnsampson2]

Jesus, Roberts is magnificent in this scene, as is Fields.

[@friendship9904]

I really think Sally Field done r ready good job in this film

[@VC1472-p9i]

Idk why this came up in my suggested videos. lol But I will say about 4:30-4:41, yes, don't talk to someone about a person that's clearly there with you as if they're not there or can't understand you. I'm not diabetic, but I have simple partial seizures. So I'm fully aware of what's going on, I'm just not able to talk during my seizures, and sometimes my words will be scrambled afterwards even though I know what I want to say. Yet a lot of times people talk over me after my episodes as if I clearly have no understanding or I'm not there. During my episodes some people (including medical professionals) would literally hold me down when I was trying to let them know that I wanted to get off the floor. They were ignoring my groans, elevated breathing, etc and held me down instead.

[@Dedicated_to_Jesus_downunder]

Cry out to Jesus for help. I did and He helped me!

[@minizap8110]

Woaw she's a great actress

[@KrystalHarwood-z1b]

my step grandpa had diabetes and all it took was a small candy bar to boost up his sugar

[@ZomBabeZoe]

I am newly diagnosed and have had a few drops, they're bloody scary

[@jerilemons5281]

I Been A Diabetic Since Age 15 And When I Have My Diabetic Attack I Do Drink OJ I Love Orange Juice

[@chrishickory7907]

Sally Field would have been good in a thriller/horror movie

[@anthonyprice3601]

Superb acting!!!!!!

[@juliemccauslin5807]

Gray icing: black and white blend. Tah-dah 😂

[@nancylorenaguerrero775]

I'm a nurse, and thanks to this scene, i can remember some of the signs of hypoglycemia, such as altered mental status, sweating, palor, irritability, inappropriate behaviors, and the juice :) it was very useful.

[@teresawright5924]

Luv the movie I'm also a type2 diabetic for 20 years ❤❤🙏🙏

[@blix_xo]

This scene alone was the reason why I kept snacks hidden away when my family and I were facing money issues. My late mother was the diabetic, she wasn't too terrible as this but she would eat very little so the rest of the family ate. I hid various juices as well just in case that my brother started accusing me of hiding food for myself. It was nice surprising her when she wasn't feeling so great and I'd bring her a snack to keep her calm. I miss checking on my Mom. 🥺

[@Rosehillfarmsnc]

I dont have diabetes but Im in intestinal failure and my sugar drops out like that. Its so scary. I dropped to 26 the other day, the nurse looked about ready to pass out too. I hate it so much. Its such a horrible feeling.

[@jakester01]

It looks like there is a 1/2 gallon of OJ on the floor..... how did that come out of a small glass?? 3:12 - 3:14 My favorite part: Claire: "I'll get some juice!" (Her facial expression was hilarious. It's like her body was running to get juice, but her head and eyes stayed behind.)

[@cynicalrabbit915]

I saw this back when... I've always felt this movie was both the funniest and saddest one ever made. There are so many great lines in it, most of them are between Olympia Dukakis and Shirley McLaine. I still can't figure out how they got a pronunciation of Weeza out of Ouise? This was originally a stage play, and the writer wrote it to help deal with the death of his little sister, who was a diabetic. It's a life affirming story despite the loss of a (daughter, sister, wife, mother) all the things that his sister was to so many and what Julia played so well according to the play write.

[@lawandabailey7480]

That scene was scary.

[@play-fool]

i dont have diabetes, but i do get hypogylcemic occasionally bc i had a bariatric surgery, and they are very scary.

[@x0electricspinel0x]

Even though I’m not diabetic, I had a experience where I had low blood sugar and started shaking and feeling a bit nauseous

[@christopherpuleo5650]

Michael Keighron had a fight, and the he ran around the car.

[@gragraboomicespice]

yall omg when this happened u thought i was watching a horror movie and the mum was like a psycho omg.

[@KittyCakes19]

i never understood, i know my nan had it and she candy bar in her draws, she died due to cancer, but my dad has it and he has show signs of aggression etc he has type 2 but he gets very mean i try to be understanding, at the time i think he's scared because he's mum had it and she passed away at 63, he's in he's 60's now and very scared, it's no joke, to live through this, and there is always diff type like ones where your feet come off or something so many

[@rebeccabeall3463]

My son was very little when this movie came out and he called it Shelby drink the juice.

[@dadelandframing]

BRILLIANT CASTING

[@glennhubbard5008]

My anxiety attacks were like that. They just took over and shut me down.

[@grant1088]

I have anxiety it scares me I don't do a lot of things because of it that scene made me cry and panic attacks they are no joke I wish you well ❤. 6:22

[@sunandasengupta8113]

What are those multicolored eggs for?

[@tmmaston]

It was for the Easter egg hunt. That was until Ouiser accidentally slammed Clariee's car trunk! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@biruss]

Drink your juice Shelby!!!

[@RogueMarch]

Se siente de la verch cuando te dan esos bajones. Y tardas años en sentirte medianamente bien

[@ikahloayza3530]

My mom has diabetes but this has never happened to her. On what do these seizures depend?

[@KingMercury]

This happens with type 1 diabetes.

[@catgirl6803]

I’m wondering if it’s because of medical advancements since this time period. We can better control these illnesses.

[@sherylhoward4831]

​@@KingMercuryIt can happen with both.

[@sherylhoward4831]

​@@catgirl6803My mom was diagnosed at age 3 in 1945. The glass syringe with the huge steel needle would scare the crap out of most adults today!

[@s_shaddows.4939]

I'm diabetic you don't know fear till this happens. One of my worst episodes was in Walmart reading was 34 how I didn't die I don't know. But it went fast and my mom and sister had to both fight me hold me down and force orange juice down my throat. It was all over me. When I finally come to I looked awful and I was humiliated.

[@LarryBanks85]

Wow!

[@rebeccakirton4563]

As a type one for almost 18 years this is an over dramatic scene. Also ehen you go low it takes more than two minutes to go into normal. For some it takes up to twenty minutes

[@flav2689]

I’m sure you know what you are talking about. However, the movie is based on a true story. So…it’s rare but it does happen. ”Harling based the story in part on his sister, Susan Harling Robinson, who died in 1985 of complications from type 1 diabetes. In the film, Roberts plays Shelby, the character based on Susan.”

[@rebeccakirton4563]

@@flav2689 yes but even movies dont get it 100% right. Also, medicine has come a long way in thirty years. Anyone who is a diabetic will tell you lows take 10-45 minutes to correct

[@AnnaAmoroso-sj8kt]

I hope she doesn't get sick

[@user-wx7um3ex70]

Pray for our children, pray against premature deaths in our children, pray for their healing and deliverance, pray for souls to be saved, for God to raise mighty men and women of valour. Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. God bless 🙏

[@Capybaraism]

Why is she resisting help? Asking as a non-diabetic.

[@Lilcutiepie95]

You can get very disoriented, not know what’s around you ,etc. i get them and my mom does. It’s very scary. You feel like you’re going to pass out, basically.

[@milumav]

Back when Julia Roberts put some real effort into her acting, I loved her in this and Sleeping with the Enemy", but then she started doing comedies and stopped trying, (or maybe she went into comedies because she wanted to stop trying).

[@ColetteDudenhoefer]

Omg bad 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 nooooooooooOooooooooOoooooooOooooooooooooOooooooOOOOOO idk but this hit different for me because MY FAVORITE TAECHAER IS PLAYING SHELBY AND I MEAN THAT WHY DOES HER LIFE HAVE TO BE OVER! THAT IS NOT FAIR AND HOW The FUCKIN HACK IS IT POWERFUL FOR HER AND I KNOW ITS NOT REAL BUT STILL HOW AND I LOVE HER AS FAMILY/ MY BFF friend duh so it hits different for me And I MIGHT GO SUCK IT UP FOR HER AND GO SUPPORT HER OR I MIGHT MAKE A BIG CARED FOR HER TO KEEP ON THAT DAY AND GIVE IT TO HER ON MONDAY BUT I AM GOING TO SUPPORT HER AND I WILL BE There either way IT JUST ITS ME DIFFERENT AND I JUST AM SO HAPPY FOR HER 😢😩🤭🫣😭😁

[@emilycaskie5300]

I feel lucky I haven't seen my best friends lows, we always watch his sugar and make sure it never goes too low, the lowest it's been when we are hanging out together was 97

[@marc-qz6rx]

I had diabetic attack during sleep , but this looks like a joke.

[@jamiebachegalup9505]

4:07

[@shadowgirl8038]

Why did she get upset and not want to drink the juice???

[@christineduncan8979]

When you become hypoglycemia you can develop confusion.

[@antmagor]

I understand, making her take the juice to stabilize her. But I didn’t like the way she did it. It felt condescending.

[@annastansfield1317]

She had to talk like that. Shelby wasn't thinking right-she wasn't able to.

[@elisekuma]

She was having an atack and refuse her mothers help. Sometimes you have to be straight foward to help someone who isnt him/herself. My grandmother had demencia and it was a hell roller coster.

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

The poor girl was altered:( She handled it beautifully!

[@ShaneTheCrazyArtist]

Why didn’t she want to drink the juice if it was gonna help her…?

[@anjelica948]

Bc she is a diabetic, her sugar dropped low, and when that happens, people often become irritable/confrontational, or even violent. The reason being is bc the brain is fueled entirely by sugar- so if their body cannot process the sugar in their bloodstream as fuel (as is the case with diabetics), the brain reverts to its lower functional state (fight or flight), bc it literally has no fuel to power the higher functions like logical reasoning or emotional control. Fruit juices like orange juice have a very high concentration of sugar in an easily digestible form that doesn’t require a lot of work from the pancreas- so even a diabetic can somewhat process that sugar, enough so their brain can get the fuel it needs to function normally, at least for a few minutes. But, after that, the diabetic person will need to sit down and eat at least a small meal and rest for a bit, so they can get their sugar fuel back up.

[@kinglinus3708]

Now they have surragate so dont have get pregnant

[@pringlebatch]

True true... Later in the film Shelby tells her mother that "No judge is going to give a child to someone with my medical record". So maybe she felt she couldn't go through alternate means

[@m.susandenton1077]

The CURE for Diabetes is long over due. We need it now - for Diabetes Type 1 and Diabetes Type 2.

[@bettygrable6440]

But then big pharma wouldn’t have a cash cow

[@AmorDia-GOAT]

Girl the cure is adjust your eating. And practicing fasting. My aunt didn’t play that mess they told her she had diabetes she would have to be on something the rest of her life she left the doctor Started a juice fast 60 days Prayed Cleansed I think she had one juice thing a day then didn’t eat anything long story short it worked for her

[@gamehengeful]

Can somebody with diabetes explain what was happening here?

[@acspeter7]

this is type 1 diabetes, the pancreas insulin production stops working, so she needs to get outer insulin to stay alive, it is not easy to find the balance, sometimes you can have more than enough, and your blood sugar can go down too low, it can follow coma and death. Diabetes 2 is a life style illness, diabetes 1 is autoimmune, the body attacks the pancreas and kills the insulin production of the body. You need insulin for every meal. My son is diabetic, he is low 2-3 times a day, often over night, too. This is an invisible illness, but a type 1 diabetic saves his own life every day. 😢

[@elizabethpeters4805]

It seemed to me that keeping the blood sugar balanced was more challenging for a Type 1 diabetic as the insulin dosage, diet, and activity level need to be kept in constant balance. And, if the diabetic has had insomnia, allergies, a cold, etc., even the best maintained balance gets out of whack. It's a daily battle.

[@nicolewatling2642]

​@@acspeter7why doesn't she wants to drink the juice though?

[@u_dead_playz]

@@nicolewatling2642because she is low on sugar and out of it. They get combative

[@sherylhoward4831]

​@@nicolewatling2642When your blood sugar gets dangerously low you become massively scatter brained and not able to think coherently. You also get the shakes pretty bad.

[@annettecarlin4800]

A little to scary....

[@Elizabeth-iv3gn]

Why on earth is she 'fighting' the sugary stuff? Like, I get she is diabetic and her sugar levels dropped, by why fight something that's going to make you feel better? What does she rather have happen? Pass out from low sugar levels or worst?? I am diabetic myself, when my sugar levels drop, I literally beg for anything sweet so my glucose levels become stabilized, yet she is screaming and spitting it out like a child... 🙄

[@nylahrichardson1596]

Ah yes we totally forgotten about the heightened anxiety that comes with it☺️. SHE WAS HAVING A DIABETIC ATTACK! IT SAID IT THERE ON THE TITLE. Just because it was different for you doesn’t mean we act in an inconsiderate manner or be rude. I don’t even know why I’m even responding to you.

[@Photogr182]

what type of diabetes did shelby had

[@KingMercury]

One

[@JosephDecker-dx7bw]

Dillo

[@crptnite]

The way they condescend to her like she's not even human is disgusting in hindsight...

[@LO54765]

How did they do that? I didn't interpret this scene in that way.

[@joannbelcher3576]

I don't see anything condescending. I am an epileptic and coming out of the seizures can be overwhelming. I am soooo confused and many times had to be held in place so I didn't hurt myself. Then there are times I am completely unaware that I'm seizing and continue walking. When I still drove, I drove 2 miles while seizing.

[@christinec2625]

By saving her ???? She was being dumb by not drinking the juice when she needed it

[@batbabe1507]

Yeah as someone who has 3 generations of diabetics in my family and also struggles with low BS... this is extremely unrealistic.

[@Noelle-h6f]

She doesn't have typical diabetes.

[@noorrougelewis6704]

Not all diabetes are the same, but if it's low it can make someone not think straight or rationally anymore.

[@anonymoose116]

My family also has several generations of type 2. My mom isn't able to talk or communicate at all when her blood sugar drops.

[@cims1ty640]

Not unrealistic at all. I’m type 2 and I had episodes early on in my diagnosis.

[@mandeeg4259]

Why don't you tell that to the family of Susan Harling Robinson, the person "Shelby" was based on? This was originally a play written by her brother, Robert Harling, after her death because he wanted her son to know his mother. Susan was only 32 when she died in 1985 from complications from diabetes.

[@SouthSideLadyWright]

Arnell suppose to be a Christian woman but she is shacking up with her boyfriend 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@user-wx7um3ex70]

I would like to encourage someone to a relationship with Jesus Christ Jesus Christ loves you, today is the day of repentance and salvation. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. Romans 10 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. God bless 🙏

[@hannahburke7328]

If You're Unable To Have Kids, Why Bother Getting Married? 😔

[@kkbartist]

So fucking rude to comment this

[@blugreen123]

A lot of married people choose not to have kids. I've been married for 13 years and am childfree by choice.

[@sonnypippin8061]

Diabetes is no joke... I have type two diabetes amongst other things and that's just a card I've been dealt in life so there's no point in getting upset about it because it's not gonna help me or anyone else either especially since I know that there's worse things I can have than diabetes..

[@putyouradvert]

Why she refused to drink?