Question

Pick a famous person, living or dead, who suffers (or suffered) from a disease or disorder affecting their endocrine system.

Research this person and their disease/disorder and then respond to the following prompts:

• Why did you pick this person?
• Explain their disease or disorder from a medical standpoint.
• How was their life affected by their disease or disorder?
• How did it affect society, history, or the people around them?

Answer 1

Mary Tyler Moore, she was a famous Hollywood actress. She was suffering from Type 1 diabetes and was suffering the complications of recurrent foot infections and retinopathy. The retinopathy is the damage to the retina of the eyes which causes impairment. The abnormal blood flow resulted in retinal vascular disease. Due to the invasion of staphylococcus species who is having diabetes, the more prone for having the foot infections. Their life was affected a lot with many complications rather than foot infection and retinopathy which makes her life to move forward with the toughest. The chance of spread of the foot infection is more and the peoples around her may be affected with the history of foot infection.