[Eat Shit And Die]

‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer,’ ‘EuroTrip’ & ‘Gossip Girl’ Actor Was 39

https://deadline.com/2025/02/michell...fy-1236302469/

[WonderMomma]

She reportedly had a liver transplant recently and was found unresponsive by her mother this morning.

She's been getting a lot of fucked up comments on instagram on her appearance lately - I guess trying to keep her illness private while still posting photos. Sad.

[Eat Shit And Die]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

She reportedly had a liver transplant recently and was found unresponsive by her mother this morning.

She's been getting a lot of fucked up comments on instagram on her appearance lately - I guess trying to keep her illness private while still posting photos. Sad.

I reckon she might have damaged her liver in the first place from drug problems, i know there were rumours that she went through some weird shit when she was acting on Buffy and she started on the show when she was like 12 or 13yo or some shit.

I never heard what the rumours were just that some shit happened, the creator was Joss Weadon whos a confirmed fuck up and i saw an interview with either Sara Michelle Geller or Charisma Carpenter and they made mention of how they never left Michelle alone with Joss and i thought that was pretty telling.

[kellyhound]

way too young to die, that's for sure.

[Mr.NoCredit]

Everyday of life is a blessing. Live everyday like it’s your last. We never know when it’s coming.

[CalHockley17]

This is a punch to the gut. Bring an early 90's Nick kid, I grew up watching her. It feels like I lost a friend.

[loonodingle]

Originally Posted by CalHockley17 ↗

This is a punch to the gut. Bring an early 90's Nick kid, I grew up watching her. It feels like I lost a friend.

Terribly sad.. I dont often mourn celebs but i had a lump in my throat when i heard this.. May she rest in Peace.

[Pyramid_Head]

Damn, only 39. I hope it was at least a peaceful passing.

[zhazoo]

Originally Posted by Mr.NoCredit ↗

Everyday of life is a blessing. Live everyday like it’s your last. We never know when it’s coming.

And when it does come, we'll never know what happened.

[WonderMomma]

Update on cause of death. Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/enter...s/83126352007/

'Gossip Girl' star Michelle Trachtenberg died from diabetes complications
KiMi Robinson
USA TODAY
Updated April 17, 2025, 8:55 a.m. ET

Nearly two months after Michelle Trachtenberg's death at 39 years old, officials have issued a ruling on her cause of death.

On Wednesday, New York City's Office of Chief Medical Examiner released a statement announcing the cause and manner of the "Gossip Girl" actor's Feb. 26 death as complications of diabetes mellitus. The manner was determined to be natural.

The office previously said in February that the cause and manner were "undetermined."

Trachtenberg was found dead in a New York City luxury apartment building at 8 a.m. Feb. 26, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department previously confirmed to USA TODAY. Upon arriving at her unit, officers found a 39-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive; EMS officials responded to the scene and found the actress dead.

The New York City-born star started her career at 3 in television commercials and rose to fame as a child star. She later found success in television and movie roles throughout the aughts and beyond.

Trachtenberg was a 2000s TV mainstay with memorable roles in "Gossip Girl," "Harriet the Spy" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

What is diabetes mellitus?
There are several categories of diabetes, including Type 1, Type 2, gestational diabetes, Neonatal diabetes and maturity-onset diabetes of the young.

Diabetes mellitus, the full name for the disease characterized by inadequate control of glucose levels in a person's blood, affects around 38 million people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This equates to around one in 10 people, and approximately one in five people do not know they have the chronic illness.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that "occurs when some or all of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed," Harvard Medical School's website explains. In the absence of insulin, "sugar accumulates in the bloodstream rather than entering the cells" and causes "excessive urination and dehydration" and also causes tissue damage.

The CDC estimates that between 5-10% of people with diabetes are diagnosed with Type 1. People of all ages can receive a diagnosis, and there are no known prevention methods.

Type 2 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance, meaning cells resist "the normal effect of insulin, which is to drive glucose in the blood into the inside of the cells," per Harvard Health Publishing. This causes glucose to build up in the blood. Type 2 diabetes, which affects around 90-95% of diabetes patients, can also develop at any age.

Risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes include family history, having prediabetes or gestational diabetes, being over the age of 45 and being overweight or having obesity.