'It's not a joke': Pete Doherty reveals new health diagnosis after admitting he feels 'death is lurking'
Pete Doherty has revealed he has type 2 diabetes
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Pete Doherty has revealed he has type 2 diabetes months after admitting he feels "death is lurking".
The Libertines singer has always been famously open about his battles with drug addiction, including the toll it has taken on his body.
The star's candour was on full display during a recent interview with Louis Theroux, where he revealed that his drug habits are a thing of the past but he now struggles with more common vices.
“I’ve battered it, haven’t I? I’ve f***ing caned it,” he told Theroux on BBC series Louis Theroux Interviews…, adding: “[The] heroin and the crack… I surrendered to that, and then it was cocaine and the smoking and the alcohol, and now it’s cheese and the saucisson, and the sugar in the tea.”
The Libertines singer has revealed he's 'lacking the discipline to control cholesterol'
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Doherty has now shed further light on his unhealthy lifestyle habits, revealing that he's ignored his doctor's warnings to his own detriment.
The Libertines singer said doctors told him he needs to overhaul his lifestyle as he was raising his risk of “diabetes and cholesterol problems”.
Now, in a new interview with The Guardian, the star has shared that has been been “diagnosed with type two diabetes”.
He told the outlet: “Yeah, I am a bit of a glutton. It’s not a joke. I’ve been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. And at the moment, I’m lacking the discipline to tackle cholesterol.”
It comes after the singer sounded the alarm over his health to Theroux, telling the documentarian that he feels "death is lurking".
What is type 2 diabetes and how do I know if I have it?
Type 2 diabetes is a common condition that causes the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood to become too high.
It's caused by problems with a chemical in the body (hormone) called insulin. It's often linked to being overweight or inactive, or having a family history of type 2 diabetes.
It's a long-term condition that can affect your everyday life. You may need to change your diet, take medicines and have regular check-ups.
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Many people living with type 2 diabetes are unaware they have it it as the symptoms can be hard to spot in the beginning.
Indeed, newly-released figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that one million Britons are currently living with the condition without realising it.And a 2023 analysis by Diabetes UK estimated that 4.3 million people were living with a diabetes diagnosis in the UK.
When symptoms do surface, they often take the form of:
- Peeing more than usual
- Feeling thirsty all the time
- Feeling very tired
- Losing weight without trying to
- Itching around your penis or vagina, or repeatedly getting thrush
- Cuts or wounds taking longer to heal
- Blurred vision