The cause of death of actress Trachtenberg was complications due to diabetes.

American actress Michelle Trachtenberg died in February this year due to complications caused by diabetes. This was reported on Wednesday, April 16, by NBC News, citing forensic medical examinations and a source.

"Actress Michelle Trachtenberg died from complications of diabetes," the publication says.

According to the source, the actress recently underwent a liver transplant. However, the reasons for the operation are unknown.

Trachtenberg died at the age of 40 on February 26. According to the New York Post, the actress' mother found her dead in an apartment in an elite residential complex in Manhattan. The next day, it became known that the actress' family refused to perform an autopsy and determine the cause of death for religious reasons.