Steel Magnolias (1989)

Abstract

Steel Magnolias (1989) shows viewers the human side of illness. It places us in contact with the ability of certain people to carry on a normal life in the face of chronic illness and its negative repercussions on one’s health. The main character, who suffers from diabetes, tries to live a life without limitations in a constant battle against the barriers that her disease creates and always puts her happiness before the fatal consequences that her acts may give rise to.

Keywords

• diabetes tipo 1
• diabetes pregestacional
• hipoglucemia
• nefropatía diabética
• trasplante renal