{"id":320612,"date":"2025-04-16T16:27:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/michelle-trachtenbergs-cause-of-death-revealed"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T21:28:07","slug":"michelle-trachtenbergs-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/michelle-trachtenbergs-cause-of-death-revealed","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Trachtenberg&#039;s Reason for Dying Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Michelle Trachtenberg<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Cause of Death Revealed &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">Complications From Diabetes<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-16T14:03:55-07:00\">April 16, 2025 2:03 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"39.8426395939\">\n<section id=\"cb-8cd941813c377f8345d868aafc906c12\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250416_49e42da2339c4affa1d646cc64683820\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:388b9f04-f80e-4133-a33c-bd684e31025d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"actress\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/49\/4by3\/2025\/04\/16\/49e42da2339c4affa1d646cc64683820_md.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8cd941813c377f8345d868aafc906c12--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c24440dd7dc5214d4337b93ab503579f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"23.2195121951\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michelle-trachtenberg\/\"><strong>Michelle Trachtenberg<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s cause of death is official &#8230; with NYC authorities saying she died from complications of diabetes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c24440dd7dc5214d4337b93ab503579f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bcb32d3d3d27237ae623286a6cde360a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>The actress &#8212; who passed away in February &#8212; died from &#8220;complications of diabetes mellitus&#8221; according to the medical examiner, who cited lab results. Diabetes mellitus is the more technical name for diabetes. It doesn&#8217;t denote whether Michelle had type 1 or type 2.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bcb32d3d3d27237ae623286a6cde360a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-756f1cf91cfbbc88e26e17fa4ace3b09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-32ed1215-7cc5-4aad-b29d-40b2606b39c2-1779855827-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-32ed1215-7cc5-4aad-b29d-40b2606b39c2-1779855827-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/16by9\/2025\/02\/27\/8c4dc7c4c7ea402fa8d71f6312f85ec6_md.jpg\" alt=\"michelle-trachtenberg-Timeline-Thumbnail\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-756f1cf91cfbbc88e26e17fa4ace3b09--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4d81ae6353c31d8e3a32a021ad7b23e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>The ME is classifying Michelle&#8217;s death as &#8220;natural&#8221; &#8230; meaning the investigation into Michelle&#8217;s death is pretty much closed at this point.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4d81ae6353c31d8e3a32a021ad7b23e7--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d2e9dd2e2f68442a7715936174dc3db8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"23.4285714286\">\n<p>As we told you &#8230; Michelle&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/26\/michelle-trachtenberg-mom-lana-spoke-to-her-night-before-death\/\"><strong>mother found her unresponsive<\/strong><\/a> after spending the night at her New York City apartment earlier this year. Paramedics were called, but they pronounced Trachtenberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/26\/michelle-trachtenberg-dead-gossip-girl-actress\/\"><strong>dead at the scene<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d2e9dd2e2f68442a7715936174dc3db8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e8ff601158396d95d2b802e49a4ae4fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e8ff601158396d95d2b802e49a4ae4fd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6020073abf77fc07a96ff060379e37c4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.0236686391\">\n<p>We knew Michelle had a liver transplant in the leadup to her death &#8230; and, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/srtr.transplant.hrsa.gov\/ADR\/Chapter?name=Liver&amp;year=2023\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Health Resources &amp; Services Administration<\/strong><\/a>, about 20% of liver transplants in 2023 were done on patients with fatty liver disease &#8212; a condition linked to diabetes and obesity. It&#8217;s unclear if that is the reason Michelle underwent the procedure.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6020073abf77fc07a96ff060379e37c4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-25b15f055cddc24a508e1d95ce3614f9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n   <a id=\"gallery-link-e38655ad-cd9b-4a38-90ad-537d77502d40\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2025\/02\/26\/tributes-to-michelle-trachtenberg-on-social-media\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:e38655ad-cd9b-4a38-90ad-537d77502d40\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:388b9f04-f80e-4133-a33c-bd684e31025d\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f6\/4by3\/2025\/02\/26\/f69d7c81c0ba46668834f1ff77e0c928_md.jpg\" alt=\"Tributes To Michelle Trachtenberg On Social Media\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>       <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25b15f055cddc24a508e1d95ce3614f9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d86b1a693b2f57ff6ed3c491b90f0392\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"17.6436170213\">\n<p>Many of Michelle&#8217;s costars and fans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/27\/sarah-michelle-gellar-michelle-trachtenberg-buffy-vampire-slayer-tribute-death\/\"><strong>paid tribute to her<\/strong><\/a> after she passed &#8230; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sarah-michelle-gellar\/\"><strong>Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/blake-lively\/\"><strong>Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/alyson-hannigan\/\"><strong>Alyson Hannigan<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kenan-thompson\/\"><strong>Kenan Thompson<\/strong><\/a> and many other well-known stars.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d86b1a693b2f57ff6ed3c491b90f0392--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f3b03b2ed06e174dc8fea58543ee1613\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Trachtenberg starred in classic Nickelodeon projects like &#8220;The Adventures of Pete &amp; Pete&#8221; and &#8220;Harriet the Spy.&#8221; Her family declined to have an autopsy done on her body, citing religious reasons after she passed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f3b03b2ed06e174dc8fea58543ee1613--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c7cc979df2a10766ba9f759d88bae21\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250226_3eba6e44242e4263831dd20b590a2d69\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:388b9f04-f80e-4133-a33c-bd684e31025d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3e\/4by3\/2025\/02\/26\/3eba6e44242e4263831dd20b590a2d69_md.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle Trachtenberg harriet the spy everett 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c7cc979df2a10766ba9f759d88bae21--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-39e551d55c230cd2bdcf8710407d0cf3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She was 39.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-39e551d55c230cd2bdcf8710407d0cf3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/16\/michelle-trachtenberg-cause-of-death\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Trachtenberg Cause of Death Revealed &#8230; 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