Halle Berry talks about her seven day coma

Halle Berry's cornered the movie market for playing tough cookies - but she's a real-life battler too.

The Oscar-winner has revealed she once slipped into a week-long coma and faces a daily fight to save her life - reports Sky News.

The James Bond girl has been talking about how she fell seriously ill when working on the TV show Living Dolls at the beginning of her career in 1989.

"I felt tired but couldn't take a breather. I felt I needed energy but I didn't even have a minute to pop out and get a chocolate bar," Halle tells the Daily Mail.

"I felt more and more tired and one day I passed out and I didn't wake up for seven days which is obviously very serious."

Halle was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and was forced to overhaul her diet and exercise habits.

She also has to test her blood sugar levels twice a day and inject herself with insulin.

"Because no one expects you to be doing it, no one really notices," she says of her daily jabs.

The consequences of not taking care of herself are huge, including the risk of kidney failure and heart disease.

"They told me I might lose my eyesight, or I could lose my legs," she says of the doctors' diagnosis.

"I was scared to death, I thought I was going to die."

However, in true tough cookie style, Halle's turned the illness into a "gift" that gives her strength.

She's now a mouthpiece for a campaign for Type 2 Diabetes awareness, encouraging the overweight and those with a family history of the disease to get a blood test.

Thanks to `sunsetteam` for the alert.

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