Frankie Knuckles Dies of Diabetes Related Illness

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For those of yout that don't know who he is - he is widely recognised as the Godfather of the House Music movement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Knuckles

Now - this is exactly the kind of story that I'd like Diabetes.co.uk to write about. He is a public figure that has sadly passed due to Diabetic complications - and a large number of us would love to know the type of complication, and how we can attempt to avoid it.

His shock death, said to be due to complications related to his Type II diabetes, came just two days after he performed his last gig at London’s Ministry of Sound on Saturday.

In the mid-2000s Knuckles fell ill after developing diabetes. He had already contracted the bone disease osteomyelitis after breaking parts of his right foot while snowboarding in Switzerland in 2003.
Against doctors orders he continued to DJ and in July 2008 he had his foot amputated.
He later told how having his foot removed changed his life. He said: “When I saw it was gone I had a good cry, but when I woke up the next morning I felt 1,000% better.
“I didn’t realise how much pain I’d been in until it was gone. It was like all of a sudden the sun came out.”http://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=dndq0sFGyr34avadbi-bnq&u=DailyMirror

http://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=dndq0sFGyr34avadbi-bnq&u=DailyMirror

So listen up, Diabetes.co.uk. Please keep an eye on the news, and pick up (and of course, research!) this type of story.

 

[Giverny]

For those of yout that don't know who he is - he is widely recognised as the Godfather of the House Music movement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Knuckles

Now - this is exactly the kind of story that I'd like Diabetes.co.uk to write about. He is a public figure that has sadly passed due to Diabetic complications - and a large number of us would love to know the type of complication, and how we can attempt to avoid it.




So listen up, Diabetes.co.uk. Please keep an eye on the news, and pick up (and of course, research!) this type of story.

We were actually discussing this in the office yesterday. There's still no real clear information about exactly what the complications were that led to his death, unfortunately.

 

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The medical examiner said a cause of death was not available.

I don't feel the details of his death are any of my business. Maybe his family want privacy? Don't know.

Sad news though.