[NEWS] Michelle Trachtenberg died from diabetes complications

     Michelle Trachtenberg's Cause of Death Revealed
     as Complications From Diabetes Mellitus
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     Michelle Trachtenberg died due to natural causes, as a result of
     complications from diabetes mellitus. The New York City Office
     of Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the results to People on
     Wednesday.
     Trachtenberg was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in her
     Manhattan apartment on the morning of Feb. 26. The "Harriet the
     Spy" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actor's family had declined
     an autopsy at the time after the NYPD determined that there was
     no evidence of foul play or criminality.
     Beginning work as a child actor, Trachtenberg appeared in the
     '90s Nickelodeon series "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" before
     starring in the family film "Harriet the Spy" in 1996 at the age
     of 10. As a teenager, she featured as Dawn Summers in "Buffy the
     Vampire Slayer," joining the series in Season 5 and staying
     involved until its wrap. She also played the villainous Georgina
     Sparks on the teen drama "Gossip Girl," recurring through the
     show's run from 2007 to 2012.
     "Trachtenberg's untimely death, at 39, marks a passage for
     millennials - she was one of the signature young stars with whom
     this generation grew up," wrote Variety's chief correspondent
     Daniel D'Addario in a tribute after he death. "On the
     cult-favorite Nickelodeon show 'The Adventure of Pete & Pete,' she
     provided deadpan ballast to the show's surrealist trappings. She
     allowed a way into the proceedings on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
     for young viewers, playing Buffy's little sister Dawn, one of the
     show's emotional fulcrums. Later, on 'Gossip Girl,' Trachtenberg's
     Georgina Sparks was a gleeful agent of chaos - taking the
     fast-ticking mind and the acuity with a sharp insult that the
     actress had exhibited in 'Harriet the Spy' and flipping it on its
     head."
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