The way her face turns gray and she loses her ability to communicate properly... So spot on and actually very scary. Also, the mom staying so calm and explaining which sugar is best. An absolute brilliant scene from everyone❤.
That means her Blood Sugar is dropping at a Rapid Rate and the fact that she had an Attack like this means she may be losing the ability to detect when her Sugar is low. That happens as you get older. Unfortunately, this has begun to happen to me.
I was hypoglycemic as a teen and young woman, and it was like this when my sugar was low. It comes on suddenly, and u sweat and get clammy and feel weak and irritable and confused. If you don’t get sugar, you’ll pass out. I’d always carry glucose tablets or snacks and never skipped meals. It’s a scary experience.
A little touch I absolutely love is how Shelby apologizes to her Mom and especially Truvy after the incident as if she had any control over her actions. And the sweet way they respond to her.
Yes, so sweet and touching. This is one of my favorite movies of all time and this scene has so many little touches that make it perfect, like the way Clairee is gently cradling her head while M'Lynn gives her the juice. The bond, love and care between all of the women is incredible.
Excuse my ignorance, but didn't she have some control over the things she said. I took it that she was apologising for pushing away food and drink and what she said?
I love how Dolly Parton's character is so clever about keeping the peace and keeping things positive. That's a good skill to have that not many people possess.
This is what one should do when someone is going through something like that. If they see that you are also frightened and stressed, they are unlikely to relax either.
I was thinking the same thing! My grandmother would do this a lot and I could understand why… raising 5 boys and a girl and countless grandchildren will do that to ya 😂 the one positive thing I found in this scene tbh
8:05 "Don't talk about me like I'm not here" is very relatable. My mom is great, but she has always done this, talk to family members and friends about me as if I'm not standing right there in the room.
Just return the favour at the second she does this and talk to the people about her like she isn't there. It's called mirroring someones behaviour and a lot of the times it helps ;)
This entire scene is a masterclass in editing. At 0:44 notice how it cuts to Sally Field's face as she listens to Julia Roberts describe her dream of having grandchildren one day. Then it holds on Field's face again during that gut-wrenching line at 8:07 about the impossibility of having children... The acting in this scene is phenomenal, and it's much more effective due to those editing choices.
It's been said before but it bears repeating. Editing can make or break a performance. (I say this as a former professional actress. 😊) Editors are some of the unsung heroes of the industry.
Film school grad with an emphasis in production here. In one of my editing classes we watched this film twice. Once to see the story, though I’d seen it a million times thanks to my grandma being a Dolly Parton fan. The second time was to analyze the editing. Then for a homework assignment we had to recreate scenes from the movie. My group chose this scene and I got to be the editor. It was a pain in the ass to do. But it was a fun pain in the ass.
She does that amazing face-change thing when Shelby is leaving the house for her honeymoon. It's like she's still smiling but her eyes...change somehow. It's brilliant.
My worst attack was while walking through grocery store with my two little sons. I started feeling so dizzy like I was going down a tunnel. I grabbed some prepared fried chicken and sat them down. I have no recollection after that but a bystander said I ran to the bakery, tore open a pack of donuts and ate one. Apparently I got to the meat section and the paramedics found me incoherent sitting on the cold meat display. Paramedics found my blood sugar to be 26, and that was after the donut. God was looking after me that day!
I managed to work for thirty years with insulin dependent diabetes melitus. I did it with hostile supervisor and sympathetic regional managers. I remember having a low blood sugar in Walmart ahd eating an apple without buying it. The cashier was very sympatheic. God looks after a lot of people with Diabetes melitus. And thank God for insulin pumps and monitors.
@henrysmom1742 My Husband once had an 8. I remember he was walking around for a second getting his OJ, then sitting down and drinking, then testing it his sugar. I was like WTF?! 😬 😳😅😂🤣😹🫶
My late mother went into shock while driving me to buy my daughter a crib 20+ years ago. Her foot went heavy on the gas and the car was flying! Thankfully my late daddy was in the passenger seat and was able to move her leg, throw the car in neutral, and steer us safely off the road. Scary stuff! I’m critically anemic and have a similar reaction when my iron drops
I love how a minute or two hefore the attack, Shelby goes really quiet and just starts quietly pulling at her collar. I'm not a diabetic, but I've had my fair share of asthma attacks, anxiety attacks, and disassociations and that's exactly how it goes - you always know when it's coming, like the calm before the storm, and you just sit there praying it isn't this time, and try to subtly solve the problem so people won't fuss. Amazing attention to detail. Don't know if it was the director, the writer, or Julia Roberts herself, but someone did their research.
Julia's subtle transition into her character's diabetic attack is just incredible to watch from an acting standpoint. How she goes from talking normal in her spunky self to being a little shaky while her hand is trembling as it pulls at her collar to try and help her take deep breaths. She knows it's coming but she's trying to see if she can fight it or hold it back, and then it comes...
I am a diabetic myself. What's crazy to me is that she literally knew it was coming, and instead of saying Mama I need juice quick she ignores it and lets it get that bad.
@@gloomy8504There have been plenty of times a low hit me so hard and so fast I had no idea what was happening and I was incapable of asking for help because my brain was starving to death… as any true T1 would know… please try keeping your T2 prejudices to yourself and not assume everyone has the ability to “know” their lows quickly enough to ask for help. That is why it’s classified as an EMERGENCY after all🙄
I love the way the film accurately shows the sensation of sounds altering first ... kind of like having your head in a fishbowl, then the blood pressure drops, panic sets in, etc. Nailed it. And the apologies at the end.
It hits so fast . When I feel the first symptoms of low sugar I only have minutes to get pop or a glucose tablet into me before I literally get too weak to function. It's terrible.
I love how when she was going through her diabetic attack everyone knew just what to do. Which means this isn't the first time she had a diabetic attack at the beauty salon.
Or around them. They didn't even stop for a second. just yelling what they were gonna do and calming down the other woman as well who reacted pretty good as well when she didn't know what was happening asking to call a doctor and staying out the way.
Or.. 1 of them is her mother, and the others are all good friends of her mother's... That's how they knew what to do. I'm the mother of a type 1diabetic, and would do/have done the same, so would all of my close friends.
You turn into a well oiled machine the more practice you get with a family member with frequent medical emergencies. In-between you might be a little nutty though.
I lost my beloved mother when she went into a diabetic coma while she was home alone. Blood sugar levels go up or down so fast. This scene is both frightening and heartbreaking.
I'm so sorry. My grandmother went into a diabetic coma while taking a nap and thankfully I was there to catch it. She's gone now. She passed from heart failure but I was so grateful to have had a little more time with her at that time. Again, I am so sorry for your loss💔
I have been diabetic for 40 years and Julia Roberts does an amazing job in this scene. I know i have had my share of diabetic attacks and i have acted like this during them.
The smooth transition Julia makes from being talkative and witty to silent and jittery is so good, you can see when she starts acting different and it’s so subtle.
Man this scene is intense and relatable. I once had a low blood sugar incident after donating plasma. After my donation, I had to run some errands which took longer than I expected and delayed my getting lunch. I went to Chick-Fil-A and found myself having to wait as it was during the lunch rush. After putting in my order, I started to feel weird and sat at a table. First I felt rather hot and thirsty, but drinking water didn't really help. As I sat there, I began to get a headache & feel dizzy. I went to stand up, but my vision blurred and I sort of fell back into the seat. Thankfully a woman sitting at a table next to me came over and while I could see her, I couldn't hear her as it seemed like I went briefly deaf. Even though I couldn't hear myself talking, I told her I was dizzy after donating plasma. She immediatly grabbed the soda on her table and had me drink it & called over an employee. It took a few minutes of drinking the soda & eating some nuggets the employee brought over before I started to feel better. The lady told me she was a nurse and that she recognized the signs of low blood sugar as well as an electrolyte imbalance. The manager of the Chick-Fil-A then came over with my food an apologized for the delay & said said it was free. It was definitely a little scary as I'd never had that happen before when I'd previously donated blood or plasma. The first time I watched this scene after that happened, I immediately saw the similarities and if you pay attention, you can see it coming on. You see Shelby getting a little pale and sweaty and she starts grabbing at the collar of her coverup. While she doesn't totally lose her hearing, they show that the voices sound like they are echoing/fading. I know some people have wondered why Shelby gets angry & lashes out when they are trying to help her and I don't think it was so much that she was angry. Rather I think she was just panicking & didn't really know what she was saying. I know that I felt scared when I had my experience. Anyway, I think its accurate and was very well portrayed.
Absolutely relatable! I’m not a diabetic. I’m a hypoglycemic non-diabetic and this scene is very relatable! I’m so thankful that the lady you are sitting near was a nurse. That’s absolutely amazing that this happened! Awe that employee was very nice! So glad you were okay!!
@@ariellel6123 Thank you. Yeah, it was very lucky the nurse was there and Chick-fil-A employees are so great. Thankfully it's never happened again as now, whenever I donate, I take a snack with me.
@@katiejean6493 people who go into diabetic crisis get confused and irritable, it's common for them to be combative when people try to help, they simply don't understand what's going on it's that severe. It's just much worse than for a non-diabetic experiencing low blood sugar because of their disease.
It's more than just being scared when you have a chronic disease you are somehow always hoping that your ceizure won't come when their is a big évent in your life. In this scene she was angry but not at the people trying to help her she was angry at herself because some irrationnal part of her brain was telling her that it was her fault for not preventing that attack
@@allister.trudel The same is for people with seizures as when i have a bad one i am a little violant with is right on my med ID to warn anyone that is helping me that i have a tendency to punch and kick and i will say really mean things to the people who are helping me and i feel so bad after words that i said those things to them but also make sure to say sorry. I even kicked a young paramedic that couldn't have been more that 20 right in a certain spot with steel toed work boots. I felt so bad about that i made sure once i was out of the ER to call and find out the young man's name and see if he was alight as that boy was every bit the pro when i kicked him. I set a large box of mixed donuts and other sweet treats to him and the other Paramedics that he worked with. I found out later that he had taken what i did as a lesson and started to wear a cup when on duty. Smart man.
This happened to a girl in my class when I was in high school. The whole class freaked out and the teacher told us to leave. She didn't even know she was diabetic. Poor girl. I think about her everytime I watch this movie. That was 30 years ago. I hope she's ok.
I dated a diabetic years ago, and this was pretty much spot on. They change so quickly, and start talking gibberish. Very good acting on Julia Roberts' part in this scene!
because they lose their memory, been there done that when I was pregnant, that's why I didn't have another one. The disease is hereditary in my family and I was told if I got pregnant again, it was likely it would be permanent.
"Steel Magnolias" was based on the play of the same name and filmed in the same town it was based on - Natchitoches, Louisiana. It was written by Robert Harling after the death of his sister, Susan Harling Robinson. She passed away from complications of Type I diabetes in 1985. She was only 33 years old. The play has an all female cast, unlike the movie. Harling based the other characters on his mother's friends and worried the real Ousier would recognize herself and be offended. But when the women from his hometown would see the play they'd all claim Ousier was based on them! They wanted to be the smart mouthed, bitchy one. Shirley MacLaine was able to choose any character, except for M'Lynn or Shelby, and she chose to play Ousier. (Ironically the real person Ousier was based on never figured out it was her. Harling said she told him she knew who all the characters were based on except for Ousier!) Just like her movie character Shelby, Susan got married and wanted to start a family, even though doctors warned her about potential complications. She had a healthy son in 1983 but her circulatory system and kidneys began failing not long after. She received a kidney transplant (from her mother, just like in the movie) and dialysis but neither were much help and her son was only 2 when she passed. Harling said he never expected it to be successful and started writing it because he was afraid his nephew would never know who his mother was. (His brother-in-law remarried 5 months after Susan passed.) He said "All I wanted was to have somebody remember her." It's been almost 40 years since her passing. Thanks to him, millions of people know her story and she'll never be forgotten ❤
Meg Ryan was originally cast and had accepted the role but then got cast as a lead in "When Harry Met Sally." Sally Field suggested Julia Roberts and she got the part. Harling said it was her big, beautiful smile that made her perfect to play his sister. Instead of hiring actors to play the medical professionals that took care of Shelby in the film they used real doctors and nurses, many of which had actually taken care of Susan. The nurse that turned off Shelby's life support was one of the nurses that provided palliative care for Susan at the end of her life. Robert said his mother insisted on being there while that scene was filmed and speculated that seeing Julia Roberts get up out of the hospital bed provided her with some closure ❤️
She did such an amazing job portraying this. My mother has type 1 diabetes and while it's a bit more violent than this, Julia did an amazing job. These type of scenes always break my heart because it brings me back to my mom having them really bad before the CGM's came out. Unfourtunately my mom has the type of low BG if it gets too low she has a seizure. I wouldn't wish this disease upon anyone because for the person who has it as well as the people who love and care for them it can be very traumatic.
I never noticed it before, just a minute or 2 before the attack, Claree has a head full of curlers. Suddenly, her hair is completely done. My favorite line by Dolly, "we'll fix it". Great scene.
One thing I learned being diabetic, not many people know or recognize the symptoms. Same for hypoxia, when the oxygen saturation is low you can be delirious. Both diabetes and hypoxia can be fatal. I wish schools and hospitals would educate people about these things.❤
I’ve seen this when I was a teenager and fell in love. But it broke my heart as well. This scene and the ending ripped me up as a teen. So emotional yet funny and loving all at the same time.
Yup from Olympia Dukakis to Sally Fields to Julia to Dolly Parton even Dylan McDermott this cast made the movie with any other cast it I could see it being very mid lol
i love this scene. love, love, love it. this entire movie in fact. it’s such a great representation of female friendships and grief (not just m’lynn’s grief over the loss of her daughter either - grief over aging and so perceived societal importance, an inability to be as independent as we’d like to be (needing others) and grief over a seemingly failing household, just to name a few.) plus - dolly! i need to buy this movie, actually, heh
God I love this film. Sally Field and Julia Roberts are so believable as a mother and daughter. Even when her daughter is having an episode she’s like “don’t be a little shit”
The mother didn't say anything wrong to her daughter. She gently and kindly did what was needed and then comforted her when she started to recover. Maybe you need to watch it again?
@@angelacarr2481 maybe you need to read again? I never said she did anything wrong. I said she was not babying Shelby. While she was being nurturing, she still was very much NOT coddling Shelby during the episode because she knew she had to get her to cooperate and I respected that she stayed cool under pressure.
You're right. I misunderstood. In my experience in similar situations, sometimes you have to force them because they are not able to cooperate. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Have a great day. 🙂
My mom is a type 1 diabetic and when I watched this for the first time I cried. It was so accurate. My mom shaking and sobbing, not making sense, nd then feeling horrible about it even though she cant control it
I have never seen this movie, but as a Texan, I was so relieved when Dolly spoke. The other accents were just grating on my nerves. Horrible, fake accents. I thought Julia was originally from the South, but she sure doesn't sound like it.
My first husband had diabetes and would have severe episodes like this regularly. We were on a first name basis with our lical paramedic team. There are a number of factors that can tip the balance of your blood sugar and since your own internal mechanism for controlling it doesn't function normally it can be tricky to manage. Its a very insidious disease.
i have a family of type 2 diabetics. I know it's different from type 1. I got mine due to another illness I have. Mine are well controlled so controlled that my family members come to me asking on how I got mine so well controlled. I had a relative scream and threaten me because they wanted to know how my levels stay so controlled. when I asked her what she was eating she was eating the wrong things. When I told her that. she had the nerve to call me a liar , and how I refused to help her and stormed off and left. She then asked my mom who told her the same thing. Then went to my dad who told her the same thing. She still eats the same way and thinks what she is doing is right. Even though she was rushed to the er for not taking it serious.
@@Serenityblu23 yeah so many people just won't do what's best for them. My family is full of both type 1 and type 2 diabetics. It's horrible for the kids who are diagnosed so young, but the technology today is great. Luckily my grandpa with type 2 lost a lot of weight, eats better, and doesn't need insulin
@@nondescriptbeing5944 I have been eating more take out due to a family member i care about being sick. I have been helping out so eating right took a little back seat. I still have bs that are good. I'm cutting back on it and will go back to my regular diet.
@@Serenityblu23 Thank you for reminding me of another reason I want to stay dedicated to my recovery from binge eating disorder. The thought of getting diabetes is frightening.
@@CrocusSeal I glad I was happy to help you and I binge eat from time to time because one of my meds I am on make me hungry. I am eating meals that feel me up thru the night.
I was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and Julia Roberts did a amazing job portraying what it can feel like having low blood sugars. I haven't had a attack like this yet (though I've been low a couple of times but never that low yet), but I'm scared I'll have one one day like this. Diabetes is so hard to go through but I'm going through day by day the best i can. Wishing love to all other diabetics in this comment section ❤️❤️
Jessica: llevo 29 años siendo diabética. He tenido de esos y más graves, y aquí estoy viva! Somos fuertes! Siempre, siempre, siempre, siempre, llevá en tu cartera, caramelos, sobres de azucar, juguitos, al igual que en el auto. Yo llevo un frasquito con azucar, llevo caramelos y gaseosas con azúcar! En mi mesita de noche, tengo gaseosas con azucar, porque cdo me han dado de noche, no he sabido que me pasaba, no sabía mi nombre, ni donde estaba, y en una milesima de segundo sabía que era una hipoglucemia, y tomaba la gaseosa salvadora!!! Somos fuertes Jessica! Somos fuertes! Pero recuerda: siempre, siempre, siempre, siempre, en todas las carteras, en todos los bolsillos, llevá algo con azucar! Te ayudará a llegar a un lugar seguro y acompañada. Te abrazo desde Argentina!
Its scary when I had blackouts and I wasn't diabetic but that is attack and Julia Roberts did a great job playing Shelby in this role. She was great all of them were.... I still watch Steel Magnolias
I started going through perimenopause a few years ago and I almost blacked out at the hairdressers. Luckily I was sitting down, but when my right arm started feeling heavy, I panicked. Luckily I had been given some water so I took a sip of that and told myself to stay calm and just breathe.
I cry every time I have a friend who is diabetic I have never seen her have a attack but her roommate says it can be bad but she knows how to help her when she needs it
Lol my mom watched this movie all the time when I was little. Whenever my sugar is about to crash my hands will shake violently and it's hard to get a rational sentence out. When I was younger and I'd catch an attack before it really started I'd yell, "Mom! I'm Julia Roberting!" She said she can't stand watching the movie now lol
@@SarahLynn-h6sWhile I'm not diabetic I guess it was reaction most likely based on panic. You don't feel like your normal self, tries to solve it before anyone notices and makes a fuss (pulling at the collar to ease her breathing), you start to panic and soon enough you are no longer in control of your own body. In the middle of it something is poured into your mouth, obstructing your airways, the bodys first response is to get it out so you can keep breathing but the juice contains enough sugar that the smaller amount that's left starts to help (the blood vessels in your mouth absorbs nutrients and medication really fast) and the body starts to recover and you finally can get just enough control to not reject whatever is helping you.
My grandma used to have many attacks like this, she had been type 2 diabetic for over forty years, she died in 2023 from liver cancer and this movie is scarily accurate to complications my grandmother had
I have been watching this movie since I was a little girl and I STILL cry every time. Plenty of laughs too. This is such a classic film. The casting is insane.
I’ve been watching this movie with my mama since I was a little girl when it came out. The acting and facial emotion shown by Julia Roberts when she suddenly realizes what happened and apologizes to her mom… 👌🏼👏🏼💜
My first diabetic attack was a lot like this - we were in the back of an Uber on the way to a wedding...first I just felt "off" and ignored it but it kept creeping up on me and I felt more and more out of sorts without really ever realizing it was just low blood sugar...even the music in this scene went perfectly with that horrid out-of-body (sort of) feeling, you get angry and can't control your outbursts...sometimes another person really does have to force something with sugar in it into your mouth! (In my case, my husband happened to have a piece of chocolate)
NEVER in my 30 years of diabetes have I acted like this during hypoglycemic attack and I have had loads. Actually, the only thing I can think of is getting me some sweets or juice. I am lucky to always feel the attacks coming in advance, even in my sleep. The cold sweat, the shaking, the fatigue- all that is true, but the spasming? Panic? Aggression? Weird, not at all what I experience...
My Dad was a Diabetic & this scene always takes me back because we experienced this through the 70's, 80's, & 90's, & when I went to the movie theater in 1989 to see this movie I lost it watching this scene & when she went into her coma & later died. 💔😢🙏🏼🌹🌹 & when I originally watched this back in 1989 I cried because it was done so realistically. 💔😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹
This is my favorite movie of all time. My mama was both diabetic and on dialysis for 16 years. I remember when she had an attack like this. she passed 6 months ago. i miss her dearly.
My'Lynn tells Anelle that normalcy is very important to Shelby. That's why she is refusing help. She doesn't like people fussing over her. She has a lot of pride when it comes to her condition. So that may be why she gets more erratic during her episode. She is confused, irritated, and a little embarrassed. It has to be very scary going through this. I'm sure every one is different but I think Julia acted it very well.
I was too young to truly appreciate the acting the first time I watched this movie. No I realize how amazing the acting and the cast are. Wonderful movie.
I’ve never had a diabetic attack but I have passed due to low blood sugar a couple of times. Once it was in the shower my university hall. I remember feeling extremely nauseous and dizzy so I sat down on the small bench outside the shower. The feeling didn’t go away, my vision blurred, I was suddenly covered in sweat. Suddenly I woke up on the floor. I couldn’t hear, my vision was orange and I couldn’t feel my tongue. It took a few seconds for me to realize where I was and hear the sound of running water. I’d hit my head on the wall on the way down and bit my tongue a little but otherwise I was fine. It’s scary when it happens but it sure is a heaping reminder to listen to your body!
This has happened to me a couple of times. Not diabetic, but I’ve had all of the symptoms you had in the shower. It was too hot and stuffy. I always listened to my body and darted out of there to sit on the floor in case I fainted but never did. Scary, nonetheless.
I've been a Type 1 Debetic for 53 years, and I've great strides in the treatment of diabetes. I had severe hypoglycemic reactions when I was pregnant with my daughter, and I would have severe seizures. Even after I had my daughter and my hormones were trying to get back to normal, I would still have seizures from low blood sugars. Then, after my divorce and I was working, and I got off late at night, I'd have low blood sugar seizures again, and it would scare my daughter, and I never wanted her to see me when my diabetes was acting up. When I was a child, I'd get combative when my blood sugar was low. I always try to make sure that I've got something one me to take for when my blood sugar gets low and my blood sugar machine.
I thought Queen Latifa brought different things to M'Lynn that made that character all her own but just as compelling. And she made me cry just as hard.
My mom used to have those all the time when i was a kid and teen, nowadays it's more rare but one thing that always made me desperate when she had an attack was the way she would refuse to eat/drink the sugar i gave her so stubborn! As a kid it was scary specially when i was alone with her, i would begin to cry and scream "Just drink the thing mom!"... Eventually i realised that if i mantaind my calmness and talked very softly to her, trying to explain the situation and huging her gently i would manage to get her to drink/eat what i gave her way faster and the crisis would go away faster too
As I diabetic myself, I hope I can help. When my blood glucose drops too low I know it because I feel so very sick. So I call my husband "I think I'm going low, can you fetch me some juice please whilst I do a blood test" By time he's returned with orange juice I feel way too sick. Its such a horrible feeling, from a horrible disease.
@@JulieWallis1963I happen to be a type two diabetic myself... So I have an idea of how dangerous it is if you get to running too low or too high for your blood sugar levels.... I'm just speaking from a diabetic to another diabetic....
I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. This was me when I was a kid. Got a much better handle on it now. I know when I'm low and I am able to communicate it to others and if my Blood Sugar drops to a dangerously low level, I ask whoever is around me to make sure I don't pass out. Always Keep snacks and a Regular Soda in my Bag at all times. All Diabetic's out there, watch your numbers!
@@bethsharma4766 She was interviewed after this movie came out and was asked what her next movie was going to be and she said "3,000" with Richard Gere, The title was changed to Pretty Woman.
@@belenheredia2024 Edward offered to pay her $2,000 to stay a for a week and she said she wanted $4,000 and they settled on $3,000. Wouldn't that have been a terrible name for that movie ?!?!?!
My mom and I have been through our stuff, but we got together at a hotel for a girls weekend and to reconnect. Our first night I crawled into bed with her and we watched this movie on her iPad. It was a beautiful moment. ❤ I love my mom.
My dad was diabetic since he was 14 years old. I’ve seen firsthand that a diabetic person can go 0 to 60 in a short minute. It is really scary. He wasn’t big on candy bars, but he had one in his glove box at all times, and I knew what glucagon was
This is *_one of my Favorites Movies_* with all the Ladies I love! and the outcome Tore my heart out. The Reason M'Lynn looked like that at 0:47 when Shelby talked about growing old with someone. I *_loved the other Version of Steele Magnolia with Queen Latifah_* as well since a cast of my Favorite ladies was on that one too. The outcome still broke my heart. BOTH Movies are a Gem to me.
I had a friend in college who was Type 1 diabetic and would have similar experiences. She'd be fine one moment, and the next she was incoherent, babbling, sometimes having a full-on seizure. And all the while she would refuse help, sometimes angrily, sometimes violently, just like depicted here, where she's refusing to drink the juice. The diabetic attack has such a profound effect on even your thought processes, that it can make it hard to think or behave rationally.
This terrified me as a kid. Loved watching classic movies with my grandmother but when watching this one for the first time around the same time my seizures first started. It terrified me for quite a long time.
Diabetics attack? She had low blood sugar or hypoglycaemia. As a type 1 diabetic, this is still to this day the most realistic version I’ve ever seen in the media, slightly over dramatic but real!
It is so unfortunate that people have zero knowledge about type1diabetic! And still thinking type 1 and 2 are the same!!!! My son is type1diabetic. His school principal told us to let him exercise and be on a diet, and that will cure his diabetic! Zero knowledge! It's sad!
Yeah. Fun fact this is actually based on a true story. Many people don’t know that this was actually first a play then a film. The writer and a producer had a sister who died from complications due to diabetes. When his sister passed away his brother in law did remarry 3 months later. But that’s not what upset him it was when he heard his small nephew call another woman “mommy”. He said he had so much rage that his friends and loved one begged him to write about it that it would help him move on. At the time he didn’t realize how much his sisters death impacted him. And he wanted write something that his nephew would have about his mother. So that scene when sally field had that breakdown after the funeral that was his breakdown he said those words about his sister. And how he also used humor to cope. He once stated that if he could change anything he wish he could be the one who had diabetes not his sister because he had no desire to be pregnant. He said even though his sister knew the risks she was determined not to let diabetes hold her back. He also has a small cameo in the film we’re he play the reverent during the funeral scene.
I thought over dramatic as well, and thought I was being unfair as everyone else loves it. Yes, you sweat and feel grotty, but… Well yeah, not this dramatic in 34 years. 😅
This is a historical film which is why the uploader probably used the historical term. It gives the context that it would've been frowned upon to be diabetic back then because it was not as understood.
I mean every single actress in this movie was outstanding. I still cannot wrap my head around Daryl Hannah. She is so good in her role. I'm not sure it is even her. Love this movie.
Out of all the times I've seen this movie, I never caught on to a blooper. You've seen a few rollers in Clairese hair, but when she was by shelby, her hair was already looking nice, like it wasn't even touched.
I'm a diabetic my mother and one of my brothers are. You don't know fear till your blood sugar bottoms out or someone else's does in front of you. Mine did in Walmart once. My mom got to the cooler got orange juice and her and my sister fought me pulling my hair and forcing my mouth open while I fought them like crazy to force it down my throat. It was terrifying and humiliating. I was so embarrassed.... It's hard to explain it's like you get weak than confused than your hearing goes numb and almost muffled than your body gets numb. It's hard to explain I don't wish it on anyone!!!,
5:36 you can see the change in Shelby’s energy and expression that something isn’t quite right and then it less than a minute later it’s completely overtaken everything And juice is better bc it’s a high sugar liquid that can be easily absorbed … one of my closest friends is a type 1 and always carries a can of regular Pepsi in her purse in addition to her meds in the event she needs quick sugar
@carebear8655 In some ways, it's like being really, really drunk. They can be completely unable to think rationally. Some people fight the help because in that state, they don't know any better. They spend their whole lives carefully avoiding anything sweet.
I never understood this scene growing up. Now that I'm older I understood it completely. Cannot imagine how someone can go through something like that? How does it happen? I known she said "she had too much insulin..
Type I diabetic here. If a diabetic takes too much insulin (can happen because the carb count in food is misjudged, for example) the blood sugar drops. Low blood sugar will make one very hot and sweaty, angry, agitated, confused, hallucinate or even have seizures. Not all of those things, but some or most. A diabetic can die if their sugar goes too low.
@@SnapepetMy mother has Type II diabetes, and had an episode like this at my goddaughter's (her granddaughter's) wedding reception. She hadn't really eaten all day and passed out, became sick on herself, and was acting completely out of it. We got her to drink some Sprite and gave her glucose tabs, then called an ambulance. My brother-in-law, who is a doctor, calmly and efficiently took control of the situation. Mom's still upset that she had to miss the majority of the reception, buy my goddaughter was completely understanding and knew she had to go to the hospital for observation. It was still scary to see her like that though.
i have a lot of diabetic friends and i've seen that it can be hard to get the balance of insulin right. sometimes you inject what the Dr tells you to and you go low, other times it's not enough and you start to go high. for one of my friends it goes all over the place. Diabetics produce little or no insulin so they have to have the injections to do it for them. The lows can come on quite suddenly. If not rectified fast enough and it goes low enough you can go into a coma.
The way her face turns gray and she loses her ability to communicate properly... So spot on and actually very scary. Also, the mom staying so calm and explaining which sugar is best. An absolute brilliant scene from everyone❤.
That means her Blood Sugar is dropping at a Rapid Rate and the fact that she had an Attack like this means she may be losing the ability to detect when her Sugar is low. That happens as you get older. Unfortunately, this has begun to happen to me.
And terrifying.
This is what my step mother went through
I was hypoglycemic as a teen and young woman, and it was like this when my sugar was low. It comes on suddenly, and u sweat and get clammy and feel weak and irritable and confused. If you don’t get sugar, you’ll pass out. I’d always carry glucose tablets or snacks and never skipped meals. It’s a scary experience.
@@SamanthaAmazing1that's happened to me my entire life when my sugar drops to fast. Been in 3 comas
A little touch I absolutely love is how Shelby apologizes to her Mom and especially Truvy after the incident as if she had any control over her actions. And the sweet way they respond to her.
Yes, so sweet and touching. This is one of my favorite movies of all time and this scene has so many little touches that make it perfect, like the way Clairee is gently cradling her head while M'Lynn gives her the juice. The bond, love and care between all of the women is incredible.
@@NeoDarkling Exactly.
Excuse my ignorance, but didn't she have some control over the things she said. I took it that she was apologising for pushing away food and drink and what she said?
I have very little personal experience with diabetes.
@@BinaGodiva Exactly. I take it she was apologizing to her Mom for resisting her help and then she was apologizing to Truvy for messing up her hair.
I love how Dolly Parton's character is so clever about keeping the peace and keeping things positive. That's a good skill to have that not many people possess.
This is what one should do when someone is going through something like that. If they see that you are also frightened and stressed, they are unlikely to relax either.
She is amazing woman in all ways
@@loveeveryone2768 Yes…That was what I meant.
I was thinking the same thing! My grandmother would do this a lot and I could understand why… raising 5 boys and a girl and countless grandchildren will do that to ya 😂 the one positive thing I found in this scene tbh
That's how it was written in the script knucklehead
8:05 "Don't talk about me like I'm not here" is very relatable. My mom is great, but she has always done this, talk to family members and friends about me as if I'm not standing right there in the room.
My mom does the same thing😢
Diddo.
I think it's a habit from when we didn't listen to our parents.
Mine too it must be all mom's 😂😂😂
Just return the favour at the second she does this and talk to the people about her like she isn't there. It's called mirroring someones behaviour and a lot of the times it helps ;)
This entire scene is a masterclass in editing. At 0:44 notice how it cuts to Sally Field's face as she listens to Julia Roberts describe her dream of having grandchildren one day. Then it holds on Field's face again during that gut-wrenching line at 8:07 about the impossibility of having children... The acting in this scene is phenomenal, and it's much more effective due to those editing choices.
It's been said before but it bears repeating. Editing can make or break a performance. (I say this as a former professional actress. 😊)
Editors are some of the unsung heroes of the industry.
Film school grad with an emphasis in production here. In one of my editing classes we watched this film twice. Once to see the story, though I’d seen it a million times thanks to my grandma being a Dolly Parton fan. The second time was to analyze the editing. Then for a homework assignment we had to recreate scenes from the movie. My group chose this scene and I got to be the editor. It was a pain in the ass to do. But it was a fun pain in the ass.
She does that amazing face-change thing when Shelby is leaving the house for her honeymoon. It's like she's still smiling but her eyes...change somehow. It's brilliant.
Wow you’re so right, I wouldn’t have consciously noticed those things but they’re powerful choices
My worst attack was while walking through grocery store with my two little sons. I started feeling so dizzy like I was going down a tunnel. I grabbed some prepared fried chicken and sat them down. I have no recollection after that but a bystander said I ran to the bakery, tore open a pack of donuts and ate one. Apparently I got to the meat section and the paramedics found me incoherent sitting on the cold meat display. Paramedics found my blood sugar to be 26, and that was after the donut. God was looking after me that day!
I managed to work for thirty years with insulin dependent diabetes melitus. I did it with hostile supervisor and sympathetic regional managers. I remember having a low blood sugar in Walmart ahd eating an apple without buying it. The cashier was very sympatheic. God looks after a lot of people with Diabetes melitus. And thank God for insulin pumps and monitors.
Yes God was definitely looking after you. Glad you made it through. Blessings 💞
@henrysmom1742 My Husband once had an 8. I remember he was walking around for a second getting his OJ, then sitting down and drinking, then testing it his sugar. I was like WTF?! 😬 😳😅😂🤣😹🫶
My late mother went into shock while driving me to buy my daughter a crib 20+ years ago. Her foot went heavy on the gas and the car was flying! Thankfully my late daddy was in the passenger seat and was able to move her leg, throw the car in neutral, and steer us safely off the road. Scary stuff! I’m critically anemic and have a similar reaction when my iron drops
So sorry ☹️you had to go through that. You’re a trooper!!! ❤️🥰🤗
I love how a minute or two hefore the attack, Shelby goes really quiet and just starts quietly pulling at her collar. I'm not a diabetic, but I've had my fair share of asthma attacks, anxiety attacks, and disassociations and that's exactly how it goes - you always know when it's coming, like the calm before the storm, and you just sit there praying it isn't this time, and try to subtly solve the problem so people won't fuss.
Amazing attention to detail. Don't know if it was the director, the writer, or Julia Roberts herself, but someone did their research.
Julia's subtle transition into her character's diabetic attack is just incredible to watch from an acting standpoint. How she goes from talking normal in her spunky self to being a little shaky while her hand is trembling as it pulls at her collar to try and help her take deep breaths. She knows it's coming but she's trying to see if she can fight it or hold it back, and then it comes...
I am a diabetic myself. What's crazy to me is that she literally knew it was coming, and instead of saying Mama I need juice quick she ignores it and lets it get that bad.
@@gloomy8504There have been plenty of times a low hit me so hard and so fast I had no idea what was happening and I was incapable of asking for help because my brain was starving to death… as any true T1 would know… please try keeping your T2 prejudices to yourself and not assume everyone has the ability to “know” their lows quickly enough to ask for help. That is why it’s classified as an EMERGENCY after all🙄
@@samiam307for real hey. Sometimes it just hits sooo fast with all symptoms at once and you're already at 2.5. Literally sneaks up on you sometimes.
You mean her over the top campy transition? It's usually not that obvious.
@@samiam307I'm T2 and I dont know always when my low hits until I start shaking
I love the way the film accurately shows the sensation of sounds altering first ... kind of like having your head in a fishbowl, then the blood pressure drops, panic sets in, etc. Nailed it. And the apologies at the end.
It hits so fast . When I feel the first symptoms of low sugar I only have minutes to get pop or a glucose tablet into me before I literally get too weak to function. It's terrible.
Amen!
Now I see why Julia Roberts was nominated for an Oscar off this entire scene alone.
Julia Roberts plays me in real life
Is Julia Roberts going to be ok
I agree with you.
@@robtru84What do you mean? This movie is over 30 years old?
Yes she is a amazing actress
The fact that the director had the sound echo from far away at the beginning of the attack. So spot on. Devastating movie, but so good.
Julia coming through big time in a very difficult scene! Everyone else is on point, and I particularly love Dolly in this film.
I still have this movie on DVD and I just got through watching it last night.❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
It’s on Netflix. Everyone is so fantastic in this movie.
I love how when she was going through her diabetic attack everyone knew just what to do. Which means this isn't the first time she had a diabetic attack at the beauty salon.
Or around them. They didn't even stop for a second. just yelling what they were gonna do and calming down the other woman as well who reacted pretty good as well when she didn't know what was happening asking to call a doctor and staying out the way.
Or.. 1 of them is her mother, and the others are all good friends of her mother's... That's how they knew what to do. I'm the mother of a type 1diabetic, and would do/have done the same, so would all of my close friends.
You turn into a well oiled machine the more practice you get with a family member with frequent medical emergencies. In-between you might be a little nutty though.
Another big tell was when Clairee said out loud “This one hit her fast.”
no sh*t Sherlock
I lost my beloved mother when she went into a diabetic coma while she was home alone. Blood sugar levels go up or down so fast. This scene is both frightening and heartbreaking.
I am sorry for your loss
I lost my mother to cancer last year
@@Rena-z4t
Kidney failure took mine 8 yrs. ago...high potassium that wouldn't come down. Cancer took dad 6 months later, and I'm type 2 like he was.
Same here. My mother died 31 years ago. Dec. 28, 1992. In a hospital. Diabetic coma. Age 58. Your mother, home alone. 😢
I'm so sorry. My grandmother went into a diabetic coma while taking a nap and thankfully I was there to catch it. She's gone now. She passed from heart failure but I was so grateful to have had a little more time with her at that time. Again, I am so sorry for your loss💔
I have been diabetic for 40 years and Julia Roberts does an amazing job in this scene. I know i have had my share of diabetic attacks and i have acted like this during them.
Is Julia Roberts ok?
Same t1 x 39 yrs - sending lots of love ❤
@@robtru84her character on the film was having a diabetic attack.
@@yvonnereid1656 I can't believe this happened to Julia Roberts
@@robtru84 she was acting, Julia Roberts isn't diabetic, her character was
The smooth transition Julia makes from being talkative and witty to silent and jittery is so good, you can see when she starts acting different and it’s so subtle.
Man this scene is intense and relatable. I once had a low blood sugar incident after donating plasma. After my donation, I had to run some errands which took longer than I expected and delayed my getting lunch. I went to Chick-Fil-A and found myself having to wait as it was during the lunch rush. After putting in my order, I started to feel weird and sat at a table. First I felt rather hot and thirsty, but drinking water didn't really help. As I sat there, I began to get a headache & feel dizzy. I went to stand up, but my vision blurred and I sort of fell back into the seat. Thankfully a woman sitting at a table next to me came over and while I could see her, I couldn't hear her as it seemed like I went briefly deaf. Even though I couldn't hear myself talking, I told her I was dizzy after donating plasma. She immediatly grabbed the soda on her table and had me drink it & called over an employee. It took a few minutes of drinking the soda & eating some nuggets the employee brought over before I started to feel better. The lady told me she was a nurse and that she recognized the signs of low blood sugar as well as an electrolyte imbalance. The manager of the Chick-Fil-A then came over with my food an apologized for the delay & said said it was free. It was definitely a little scary as I'd never had that happen before when I'd previously donated blood or plasma. The first time I watched this scene after that happened, I immediately saw the similarities and if you pay attention, you can see it coming on. You see Shelby getting a little pale and sweaty and she starts grabbing at the collar of her coverup. While she doesn't totally lose her hearing, they show that the voices sound like they are echoing/fading. I know some people have wondered why Shelby gets angry & lashes out when they are trying to help her and I don't think it was so much that she was angry. Rather I think she was just panicking & didn't really know what she was saying. I know that I felt scared when I had my experience. Anyway, I think its accurate and was very well portrayed.
Absolutely relatable! I’m not a diabetic. I’m a hypoglycemic non-diabetic and this scene is very relatable!
I’m so thankful that the lady you are sitting near was a nurse. That’s absolutely amazing that this happened! Awe that employee was very nice! So glad you were okay!!
@@ariellel6123 Thank you. Yeah, it was very lucky the nurse was there and Chick-fil-A employees are so great. Thankfully it's never happened again as now, whenever I donate, I take a snack with me.
@@katiejean6493 people who go into diabetic crisis get confused and irritable, it's common for them to be combative when people try to help, they simply don't understand what's going on it's that severe. It's just much worse than for a non-diabetic experiencing low blood sugar because of their disease.
It's more than just being scared when you have a chronic disease you are somehow always hoping that your ceizure won't come when their is a big évent in your life. In this scene she was angry but not at the people trying to help her she was angry at herself because some irrationnal part of her brain was telling her that it was her fault for not preventing that attack
@@allister.trudel The same is for people with seizures as when i have a bad one i am a little violant with is right on my med ID to warn anyone that is helping me that i have a tendency to punch and kick and i will say really mean things to the people who are helping me and i feel so bad after words that i said those things to them but also make sure to say sorry. I even kicked a young paramedic that couldn't have been more that 20 right in a certain spot with steel toed work boots. I felt so bad about that i made sure once i was out of the ER to call and find out the young man's name and see if he was alight as that boy was every bit the pro when i kicked him. I set a large box of mixed donuts and other sweet treats to him and the other Paramedics that he worked with. I found out later that he had taken what i did as a lesson and started to wear a cup when on duty. Smart man.
This happened to a girl in my class when I was in high school. The whole class freaked out and the teacher told us to leave. She didn't even know she was diabetic. Poor girl. I think about her everytime I watch this movie. That was 30 years ago. I hope she's ok.
The way her mother so sweetly talked to her was a sweet scene. And the way everyone helped her.
I dated a diabetic years ago, and this was pretty much spot on. They change so quickly, and start talking gibberish. Very good acting on Julia Roberts' part in this scene!
because they lose their memory, been there done that when I was pregnant, that's why I didn't have another one. The disease is hereditary in my family and I was told if I got pregnant again, it was likely it would be permanent.
Absolutely spot-on, I got it when I was ten.
Julia Robert’s is an amazing actress I love her . She makes the scenes look so realistic. She deserve an award !❤
"Steel Magnolias" was based on the play of the same name and filmed in the same town it was based on - Natchitoches, Louisiana. It was written by Robert Harling after the death of his sister, Susan Harling Robinson. She passed away from complications of Type I diabetes in 1985. She was only 33 years old.
The play has an all female cast, unlike the movie. Harling based the other characters on his mother's friends and worried the real Ousier would recognize herself and be offended. But when the women from his hometown would see the play they'd all claim Ousier was based on them! They wanted to be the smart mouthed, bitchy one. Shirley MacLaine was able to choose any character, except for M'Lynn or Shelby, and she chose to play Ousier. (Ironically the real person Ousier was based on never figured out it was her. Harling said she told him she knew who all the characters were based on except for Ousier!)
Just like her movie character Shelby, Susan got married and wanted to start a family, even though doctors warned her about potential complications. She had a healthy son in 1983 but her circulatory system and kidneys began failing not long after. She received a kidney transplant (from her mother, just like in the movie) and dialysis but neither were much help and her son was only 2 when she passed.
Harling said he never expected it to be successful and started writing it because he was afraid his nephew would never know who his mother was. (His brother-in-law remarried 5 months after Susan passed.) He said "All I wanted was to have somebody remember her." It's been almost 40 years since her passing. Thanks to him, millions of people know her story and she'll never be forgotten ❤
Thats such a beautiful comment. I enjoyed learning the real story behind this movie.
When Robert Harling saw Julia Roberts and her big smile, he thought: "That's Susan."
Meg Ryan was originally cast and had accepted the role but then got cast as a lead in "When Harry Met Sally." Sally Field suggested Julia Roberts and she got the part. Harling said it was her big, beautiful smile that made her perfect to play his sister.
Instead of hiring actors to play the medical professionals that took care of Shelby in the film they used real doctors and nurses, many of which had actually taken care of Susan. The nurse that turned off Shelby's life support was one of the nurses that provided palliative care for Susan at the end of her life. Robert said his mother insisted on being there while that scene was filmed and speculated that seeing Julia Roberts get up out of the hospital bed provided her with some closure ❤️
@@yvonnereid1656 It's an amazingly beautiful tribute to Susan ❤️
My daughter will be reading and watching this movie later this year in school. I can’t wait to share this information with her.
The relationship with Julia’s character and her mom, always reminds me of my mom and I’s relationship.
The day I lose her will be the day I die too.
It certainly DOES feel like you die when they do….I feel like I am only here in body form…it has been 3 years….😭😭😭
Only in Heaven, could you picture Dolly Parton, doing Julia Roberts’ hair.
Two icons. Great movie.
She did such an amazing job portraying this. My mother has type 1 diabetes and while it's a bit more violent than this, Julia did an amazing job. These type of scenes always break my heart because it brings me back to my mom having them really bad before the CGM's came out. Unfourtunately my mom has the type of low BG if it gets too low she has a seizure. I wouldn't wish this disease upon anyone because for the person who has it as well as the people who love and care for them it can be very traumatic.
I never noticed it before, just a minute or 2 before the attack, Claree has a head full of curlers. Suddenly, her hair is completely done.
My favorite line by Dolly, "we'll fix it".
Great scene.
Roberts is such a phenomenal actress, always has been. All those ladies are. This scene leaves me with a little tear in my eye.
One thing I learned being diabetic, not many people know or recognize the symptoms. Same for hypoxia, when the oxygen saturation is low you can be delirious. Both diabetes and hypoxia can be fatal. I wish schools and hospitals would educate people about these things.❤
I’ve seen this when I was a teenager and fell in love. But it broke my heart as well. This scene and the ending ripped me up as a teen. So emotional yet funny and loving all at the same time.
I've watched this movie a million times. And even though I know Shelby passes away. I STILL CRY MY EYES OUT!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
I loved Steel Magnolias!!! The entire cast was brilliant. I totally sobbed. ❤❤❤
I still can't decide what's better, steel magnolias or terms of endearment.
It's one of those movies where you know the sobs are going to come but you can't stop them 😂 The acting is just too good
No matter how many times I watch that film and I know what's coming, I bawl my eyes out!
@@moorenicola6264yes, and the same thing with the movie "Beaches". Two of my favorite movies for sure.
I have seen this movie a thousand times it made me cry too when I first watched it it also made me a huge Julia Roberts fan
Shelby's mom and Dolly Partons characters are so sweet and needed. They had to stabilize the situation by remaining calm and just being there.
That said, this was a stellar ensemble of amazing women. Very lived-in. Especially Dolly.
Yup from Olympia Dukakis to Sally Fields to Julia to Dolly Parton even Dylan McDermott this cast made the movie with any other cast it I could see it being very mid lol
I love listening to them just talk it's so relaxing
The acting from all the ladies here is phenomenal
i love this scene. love, love, love it. this entire movie in fact. it’s such a great representation of female friendships and grief (not just m’lynn’s grief over the loss of her daughter either - grief over aging and so perceived societal importance, an inability to be as independent as we’d like to be (needing others) and grief over a seemingly failing household, just to name a few.) plus - dolly! i need to buy this movie, actually, heh
God I love this film. Sally Field and Julia Roberts are so believable as a mother and daughter. Even when her daughter is having an episode she’s like “don’t be a little shit”
The mother didn't say anything wrong to her daughter. She gently and kindly did what was needed and then comforted her when she started to recover. Maybe you need to watch it again?
@@angelacarr2481 maybe you need to read again? I never said she did anything wrong. I said she was not babying Shelby. While she was being nurturing, she still was very much NOT coddling Shelby during the episode because she knew she had to get her to cooperate and I respected that she stayed cool under pressure.
You're right. I misunderstood. In my experience in similar situations, sometimes you have to force them because they are not able to cooperate. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. Have a great day. 🙂
My mom is a type 1 diabetic and when I watched this for the first time I cried. It was so accurate. My mom shaking and sobbing, not making sense, nd then feeling horrible about it even though she cant control it
Dolly has such a comforting voice. I know this is about Julia, but I just focus on Dolly more lol
I have never seen this movie, but as a Texan, I was so relieved when Dolly spoke. The other accents were just grating on my nerves. Horrible, fake accents. I thought Julia was originally from the South, but she sure doesn't sound like it.
My first husband had diabetes and would have severe episodes like this regularly. We were on a first name basis with our lical paramedic team. There are a number of factors that can tip the balance of your blood sugar and since your own internal mechanism for controlling it doesn't function normally it can be tricky to manage. Its a very insidious disease.
i have a family of type 2 diabetics. I know it's different from type 1. I got mine due to another illness I have. Mine are well controlled so controlled that my family members come to me asking on how I got mine so well controlled. I had a relative scream and threaten me because they wanted to know how my levels stay so controlled. when I asked her what she was eating she was eating the wrong things. When I told her that. she had the nerve to call me a liar , and how I refused to help her and stormed off and left. She then asked my mom who told her the same thing. Then went to my dad who told her the same thing. She still eats the same way and thinks what she is doing is right. Even though she was rushed to the er for not taking it serious.
@@Serenityblu23 yeah so many people just won't do what's best for them. My family is full of both type 1 and type 2 diabetics. It's horrible for the kids who are diagnosed so young, but the technology today is great. Luckily my grandpa with type 2 lost a lot of weight, eats better, and doesn't need insulin
@@nondescriptbeing5944 I have been eating more take out due to a family member i care about being sick. I have been helping out so eating right took a little back seat. I still have bs that are good. I'm cutting back on it and will go back to my regular diet.
@@Serenityblu23 Thank you for reminding me of another reason I want to stay dedicated to my recovery from binge eating disorder. The thought of getting diabetes is frightening.
@@CrocusSeal I glad I was happy to help you and I binge eat from time to time because one of my meds I am on make me hungry. I am eating meals that feel me up thru the night.
Sally played the mother we all wish we had, her love for her daughter was limitless.
Sally Fields acting in the end of the movie was phenomenal
@@kate-purevery true. Always!
I was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and Julia Roberts did a amazing job portraying what it can feel like having low blood sugars. I haven't had a attack like this yet (though I've been low a couple of times but never that low yet), but I'm scared I'll have one one day like this. Diabetes is so hard to go through but I'm going through day by day the best i can. Wishing love to all other diabetics in this comment section ❤️❤️
Jessica: llevo 29 años siendo diabética. He tenido de esos y más graves, y aquí estoy viva! Somos fuertes! Siempre, siempre, siempre, siempre, llevá en tu cartera, caramelos, sobres de azucar, juguitos, al igual que en el auto. Yo llevo un frasquito con azucar, llevo caramelos y gaseosas con azúcar! En mi mesita de noche, tengo gaseosas con azucar, porque cdo me han dado de noche, no he sabido que me pasaba, no sabía mi nombre, ni donde estaba, y en una milesima de segundo sabía que era una hipoglucemia, y tomaba la gaseosa salvadora!!! Somos fuertes Jessica! Somos fuertes! Pero recuerda: siempre, siempre, siempre, siempre, en todas las carteras, en todos los bolsillos, llevá algo con azucar! Te ayudará a llegar a un lugar seguro y acompañada. Te abrazo desde Argentina!
Julia Roberts is an incredible actress!
No argument here!
True. Although she's sort of faded out now. She was HUGE in the 90s when she was dating Kiefer Sutherland.
A melhor do mundo
They all deserve LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
I'm blown away by her slow but methodical acting...it's amazing how she turned from normal to freaking out and convulsing! Great acting.
Its scary when I had blackouts and I wasn't diabetic but that is attack and Julia Roberts did a great job playing Shelby in this role. She was great all of them were.... I still watch Steel Magnolias
I started going through perimenopause a few years ago and I almost blacked out at the hairdressers. Luckily I was sitting down, but when my right arm started feeling heavy, I panicked. Luckily I had been given some water so I took a sip of that and told myself to stay calm and just breathe.
I cry every time I have a friend who is diabetic I have never seen her have a attack but her roommate says it can be bad but she knows how to help her when she needs it
DOLLY best positive attitude. Love her energy ❤❤❤
Lol my mom watched this movie all the time when I was little. Whenever my sugar is about to crash my hands will shake violently and it's hard to get a rational sentence out. When I was younger and I'd catch an attack before it really started I'd yell, "Mom! I'm Julia Roberting!" She said she can't stand watching the movie now lol
My diabetic sister watched this for the 1st time and knew
what was happening before anyone else did...
So do you know why she don't want to drink the juice? I didn't understand that, haha.
@@SarahLynn-h6sWhile I'm not diabetic I guess it was reaction most likely based on panic. You don't feel like your normal self, tries to solve it before anyone notices and makes a fuss (pulling at the collar to ease her breathing), you start to panic and soon enough you are no longer in control of your own body. In the middle of it something is poured into your mouth, obstructing your airways, the bodys first response is to get it out so you can keep breathing but the juice contains enough sugar that the smaller amount that's left starts to help (the blood vessels in your mouth absorbs nutrients and medication really fast) and the body starts to recover and you finally can get just enough control to not reject whatever is helping you.
Idk how I've made it 31yrs never having seen this movie, but this clip alone nearly brought me to tears. I will DEFINITELY be watching this!
It is a very good movie. Watch it when you have a chance
Make sure you have a box of tissues
@@lizzybethnj617😆 I was thinking I might need one, if this scene is any indication.
Same, I think I might watch it too
It’s a very good movie. One of my favorites.
My grandma used to have many attacks like this, she had been type 2 diabetic for over forty years, she died in 2023 from liver cancer and this movie is scarily accurate to complications my grandmother had
I have been watching this movie since I was a little girl and I STILL cry every time. Plenty of laughs too. This is such a classic film. The casting is insane.
I’ve been watching this movie with my mama since I was a little girl when it came out. The acting and facial emotion shown by Julia Roberts when she suddenly realizes what happened and apologizes to her mom… 👌🏼👏🏼💜
That subtle change in mood JR made as she felt her attack coming on
My first diabetic attack was a lot like this - we were in the back of an Uber on the way to a wedding...first I just felt "off" and ignored it but it kept creeping up on me and I felt more and more out of sorts without really ever realizing it was just low blood sugar...even the music in this scene went perfectly with that horrid out-of-body (sort of) feeling, you get angry and can't control your outbursts...sometimes another person really does have to force something with sugar in it into your mouth! (In my case, my husband happened to have a piece of chocolate)
Wow, that sucks!
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@@jarvisdunbar1932 What? That has nothing to do with "Steel Magnolias"!
NEVER in my 30 years of diabetes have I acted like this during hypoglycemic attack and I have had loads. Actually, the only thing I can think of is getting me some sweets or juice. I am lucky to always feel the attacks coming in advance, even in my sleep. The cold sweat, the shaking, the fatigue- all that is true, but the spasming? Panic? Aggression? Weird, not at all what I experience...
@@MagMaybethank you. U reassure me. I thought these things ( panic attack, aggressivity ) were true.
My Dad was a Diabetic & this scene always takes me back because we experienced this through the 70's, 80's, & 90's, & when I went to the movie theater in 1989 to see this movie I lost it watching this scene & when she went into her coma & later died. 💔😢🙏🏼🌹🌹
& when I originally watched this back in 1989 I cried because it was done so realistically. 💔😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹
This is my favorite movie of all time. My mama was both diabetic and on dialysis for 16 years. I remember when she had an attack like this. she passed 6 months ago. i miss her dearly.
My'Lynn tells Anelle that normalcy is very important to Shelby. That's why she is refusing help. She doesn't like people fussing over her. She has a lot of pride when it comes to her condition. So that may be why she gets more erratic during her episode. She is confused, irritated, and a little embarrassed. It has to be very scary going through this. I'm sure every one is different but I think Julia acted it very well.
Well said!
I was too young to truly appreciate the acting the first time I watched this movie. No I realize how amazing the acting and the cast are. Wonderful movie.
Never thought I’d feel more complete seeing dolly, Sally, and Julie all in the same movie! I e heard of this movie why I’ve never watched it?!
I’ve never had a diabetic attack but I have passed due to low blood sugar a couple of times. Once it was in the shower my university hall. I remember feeling extremely nauseous and dizzy so I sat down on the small bench outside the shower. The feeling didn’t go away, my vision blurred, I was suddenly covered in sweat. Suddenly I woke up on the floor. I couldn’t hear, my vision was orange and I couldn’t feel my tongue. It took a few seconds for me to realize where I was and hear the sound of running water. I’d hit my head on the wall on the way down and bit my tongue a little but otherwise I was fine. It’s scary when it happens but it sure is a heaping reminder to listen to your body!
This has happened to me a couple of times. Not diabetic, but I’ve had all of the symptoms you had in the shower. It was too hot and stuffy. I always listened to my body and darted out of there to sit on the floor in case I fainted but never did. Scary, nonetheless.
She deserved an Oscar way before "Erin Brockovich" just for this scene.
I've been a Type 1 Debetic for 53 years, and I've great strides in the treatment of diabetes. I had severe hypoglycemic reactions when I was pregnant with my daughter, and I would have severe seizures. Even after I had my daughter and my hormones were trying to get back to normal, I would still have seizures from low blood sugars. Then, after my divorce and I was working, and I got off late at night, I'd have low blood sugar seizures again, and it would scare my daughter, and I never wanted her to see me when my diabetes was acting up. When I was a child, I'd get combative when my blood sugar was low. I always try to make sure that I've got something one me to take for when my blood sugar gets low and my blood sugar machine.
My baby is a type 1 diabetic she’s 19 now and yeah this is pretty close to what happens with her. Love Julia! ❤
What an amazing actress and her part was brilliant!!!! Kudos to Julia Robert’s. ❤️
I think this scene is what got Julia Roberts her BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS nomination.
After all of this time, Sally’s breakdown at the end STILL makes me cry. But you should give the Latifah one a chance, she made me cry too.
I thought Queen Latifa brought different things to M'Lynn that made that character all her own but just as compelling. And she made me cry just as hard.
I didn’t like the remake.
I didn't know there was a remake
This movie really stuck with me as a kid. I was so young every other movie with her in it I was so happy she was alive lol
My mom used to have those all the time when i was a kid and teen, nowadays it's more rare but one thing that always made me desperate when she had an attack was the way she would refuse to eat/drink the sugar i gave her so stubborn! As a kid it was scary specially when i was alone with her, i would begin to cry and scream "Just drink the thing mom!"... Eventually i realised that if i mantaind my calmness and talked very softly to her, trying to explain the situation and huging her gently i would manage to get her to drink/eat what i gave her way faster and the crisis would go away faster too
As I diabetic myself, I hope I can help.
When my blood glucose drops too low I know it because I feel so very sick. So I call my husband "I think I'm going low, can you fetch me some juice please whilst I do a blood test"
By time he's returned with orange juice I feel way too sick. Its such a horrible feeling, from a horrible disease.
@@JulieWallis1963I happen to be a type two diabetic myself... So I have an idea of how dangerous it is if you get to running too low or too high for your blood sugar levels.... I'm just speaking from a diabetic to another diabetic....
I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. This was me when I was a kid. Got a much better handle on it now. I know when I'm low and I am able to communicate it to others and if my Blood Sugar drops to a dangerously low level, I ask whoever is around me to make sure I don't pass out. Always Keep snacks and a Regular Soda in my Bag at all times. All Diabetic's out there, watch your numbers!
Wasn’t this one of Julia’s first big movies? She did such an amazing job!!
This and Mystic Pizza. That's a good movie too but doesn't compare to this one.
@@bethsharma4766 She was interviewed after this movie came out and was asked what her next movie was going to be and she said "3,000" with Richard Gere, The title was changed to Pretty Woman.
@@debra2700haha why 3000? Such a difference
@@belenheredia2024 Edward offered to pay her $2,000 to stay a for a week and she said she wanted $4,000 and they settled on $3,000. Wouldn't that have been a terrible name for that movie ?!?!?!
I’ve been there, I thought she captured the feeling perfectly. It CAN hit you that fast!!
Julia Roberts acting skills incredible.
My mom and I have been through our stuff, but we got together at a hotel for a girls weekend and to reconnect. Our first night I crawled into bed with her and we watched this movie on her iPad. It was a beautiful moment. ❤ I love my mom.
This is me and my mom’s movie too
This is my mom’s favorite movie cause not only is Julia Roberts her favorite actress but also she named me after her character.
My dad was diabetic since he was 14 years old. I’ve seen firsthand that a diabetic person can go 0 to 60 in a short minute. It is really scary. He wasn’t big on candy bars, but he had one in his glove box at all times, and I knew what glucagon was
This is *_one of my Favorites Movies_* with all the Ladies I love! and the outcome Tore my heart out. The Reason M'Lynn looked like that at 0:47 when Shelby talked about growing old with someone. I *_loved the other Version of Steele Magnolia with Queen Latifah_* as well since a cast of my Favorite ladies was on that one too. The outcome still broke my heart. BOTH Movies are a Gem to me.
I had a friend in college who was Type 1 diabetic and would have similar experiences. She'd be fine one moment, and the next she was incoherent, babbling, sometimes having a full-on seizure. And all the while she would refuse help, sometimes angrily, sometimes violently, just like depicted here, where she's refusing to drink the juice. The diabetic attack has such a profound effect on even your thought processes, that it can make it hard to think or behave rationally.
This terrified me as a kid. Loved watching classic movies with my grandmother but when watching this one for the first time around the same time my seizures first started. It terrified me for quite a long time.
This movie makes me cry every time.
The entire cast, wow, well done! Teared up along the ride.
Diabetics attack? She had low blood sugar or hypoglycaemia. As a type 1 diabetic, this is still to this day the most realistic version I’ve ever seen in the media, slightly over dramatic but real!
It is so unfortunate that people have zero knowledge about type1diabetic! And still thinking type 1 and 2 are the same!!!! My son is type1diabetic. His school principal told us to let him exercise and be on a diet, and that will cure his diabetic! Zero knowledge! It's sad!
Yeah. Fun fact this is actually based on a true story. Many people don’t know that this was actually first a play then a film. The writer and a producer had a sister who died from complications due to diabetes. When his sister passed away his brother in law did remarry 3 months later. But that’s not what upset him it was when he heard his small nephew call another woman “mommy”. He said he had so much rage that his friends and loved one begged him to write about it that it would help him move on. At the time he didn’t realize how much his sisters death impacted him. And he wanted write something that his nephew would have about his mother. So that scene when sally field had that breakdown after the funeral that was his breakdown he said those words about his sister. And how he also used humor to cope. He once stated that if he could change anything he wish he could be the one who had diabetes not his sister because he had no desire to be pregnant. He said even though his sister knew the risks she was determined not to let diabetes hold her back. He also has a small cameo in the film we’re he play the reverent during the funeral scene.
I thought over dramatic as well, and thought I was being unfair as everyone else loves it. Yes, you sweat and feel grotty, but… Well yeah, not this dramatic in 34 years. 😅
You do realize that everyone is different, right?@@RookieTok
This is a historical film which is why the uploader probably used the historical term. It gives the context that it would've been frowned upon to be diabetic back then because it was not as understood.
I mean every single actress in this movie was outstanding. I still cannot wrap my head around Daryl Hannah. She is so good in her role. I'm not sure it is even her. Love this movie.
Out of all the times I've seen this movie, I never caught on to a blooper. You've seen a few rollers in Clairese hair, but when she was by shelby, her hair was already looking nice, like it wasn't even touched.
One of the best films I have seen. The ladies are phenomenal actresses and Dolly is sooo sweat.
I love Julia Roberts. She is a great actress
I have had diabetes melitus for sixty years. This is enough to make me cry. And it is so usual for someone with diabetes melitus.
I'm a diabetic my mother and one of my brothers are. You don't know fear till your blood sugar bottoms out or someone else's does in front of you. Mine did in Walmart once. My mom got to the cooler got orange juice and her and my sister fought me pulling my hair and forcing my mouth open while I fought them like crazy to force it down my throat. It was terrifying and humiliating. I was so embarrassed.... It's hard to explain it's like you get weak than confused than your hearing goes numb and almost muffled than your body gets numb. It's hard to explain I don't wish it on anyone!!!,
I love how Dolly talks
This is one of my favorite movies.
Wow, she did excellent in this movie! All of them!
Julia Roberts has such a beautiful voice, I love hearing her taking 😍❤️
Gosh! Ms. JULIA ROBERTS is such a REMARKABLE actress. ❤
5:36 you can see the change in Shelby’s energy and expression that something isn’t quite right and then it less than a minute later it’s completely overtaken everything
And juice is better bc it’s a high sugar liquid that can be easily absorbed … one of my closest friends is a type 1 and always carries a can of regular Pepsi in her purse in addition to her meds in the event she needs quick sugar
I’m just curious. Why did Shelby not want to drink juice?
@@carebear8655low blood sugar makes a person very irritable and irrational. You are incapable of rational thought if it's a bad episode.
@carebear8655 In some ways, it's like being really, really drunk. They can be completely unable to think rationally. Some people fight the help because in that state, they don't know any better. They spend their whole lives carefully avoiding anything sweet.
That scene makes me cry everytime 😢
Oh my gosh I just cry watching how everyone rallies around Shelby to her through this attack. .
And this is why she's my favorite actress!❤
I never understood this scene growing up. Now that I'm older I understood it completely. Cannot imagine how someone can go through something like that? How does it happen? I known she said "she had too much insulin..
Type I diabetic here. If a diabetic takes too much insulin (can happen because the carb count in food is misjudged, for example) the blood sugar drops. Low blood sugar will make one very hot and sweaty, angry, agitated, confused, hallucinate or even have seizures. Not all of those things, but some or most. A diabetic can die if their sugar goes too low.
@@Snapepet got it! Thanks for the info
@@SnapepetMy mother has Type II diabetes, and had an episode like this at my goddaughter's (her granddaughter's) wedding reception. She hadn't really eaten all day and passed out, became sick on herself, and was acting completely out of it. We got her to drink some Sprite and gave her glucose tabs, then called an ambulance. My brother-in-law, who is a doctor, calmly and efficiently took control of the situation. Mom's still upset that she had to miss the majority of the reception, buy my goddaughter was completely understanding and knew she had to go to the hospital for observation. It was still scary to see her like that though.
i have a lot of diabetic friends and i've seen that it can be hard to get the balance of insulin right. sometimes you inject what the Dr tells you to and you go low, other times it's not enough and you start to go high. for one of my friends it goes all over the place. Diabetics produce little or no insulin so they have to have the injections to do it for them. The lows can come on quite suddenly. If not rectified fast enough and it goes low enough you can go into a coma.
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My favorite scene, im glad that someone posted the whole scene