lemmy's health, or lack thereof

[John Majka]

> dont know if this has already been reported here; but he new issue of
> Goldmine features an interview with his lemness. in it, he reports that
the
> cause of his recent ill health is a diagnosis of type II diabetes (which
he
> can maintain through ingesting pills, not, thankfully, shooting up
insulin).
> the motorhead lists are rife with predictions of his imminent demise; be
> prepered to be skeptical abut what you hear/read.
> bobm

And Lemmy makes some comment about it not being too serious, which is pretty
far from the truth.  If he fails to keep his blood glucose under tight
control, his diabetes will result in early heart disease, kidney damage,
nerve damage, and retinal damage, in addition to a substantially increased
risk for opportunistic infection.  Although he isn't using insulin now, type
II diabetes can progress to a point where he will require insulin.
John Majka (who happens to be a pharmacist)
jmajka2 at home.com