PETE Doherty has revealed he has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as he continues to battle with health issues.
The Libertines singer and guitarist, 44, has spoken openly about his struggle with alcohol and drugs abuse over the years, which has seen him arrested on a number of occasions.
He previously said in a documentary with Louis Theroux which aired last year that he was a “very sick man” due to his lifestyle.
And in a new interview today with he revealed his recent diagnosis after turning to booze and cheese.
He explained to Guardian’s Saturday magazine: “I gave up the main poisons and my health improved.
“Then you get told alcohol and cheese and sugar are just as bad and you were healthier when you were on heroin.”
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11 little known signs and risk factors for type 2 diabetes
Symptoms of type 2 diabetes can include:
1. peeing more than usual
2. feeling thirsty all the time
3. feeling very tired
4. losing weight without trying to
5. itching around your penis or vagina, or repeatedly getting thrush
6. cuts or wounds taking longer to heal
7. blurred vision
You’re more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes if you:
8. are over 40 years old, or over 25 if you’re from an Asian, Black African or Black Caribbean ethnic background
9. have a close relative with diabetes (such as a parent, brother or sister)
10. are overweight or living with obesity or are not very physically active
11. are from an Asian, Black African or Black Caribbean ethnic background
Source: The NHS
He admitted that he is “a bit of a glutton”, adding: “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.”
Pete welcomed a baby girl, named Billie-May Doherty, with his wife Katia de Vidas in May last year.
The couple, who are in the band the Puta Madres with Katia on keyboard and Pete as the frontman, married in 2021. Pete also has a son and a daughter from previous relationships.
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The Libertines are releasing their first new album in nine years, titled All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade, in April.
The four-piece – consisting of Pete, Carl Barat, John Hassall on bass and Gary Powell on drums – have previously released three albums across 2002 to 2015 which include hits Don’t Look Back Into The Sun and Can’t Stand Me Now.
