Former Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave drummer Brad Wilk discussed his battle with Type 1 diabetes in a new Instagram post.
“I’ve been a Type 1 diabetic for almost 20 years now. Not gonna lie it’s a real shitty but manageable disease. It’s very different than Type 2 diabetes in that it has more to do with genetics and or environment. But fact is if you want good control (or to cure your type 2!), it all starts with Diet and exercise. Anyone living with this disease, know that you don’t have to let it control your life.
You need to control the disease. I’ve been living my life and traveling around the world for 20 years with it. Don’t let this disease stop you from doing the things you wanna do. Unless you want to enter a pie eating contest. I’d say skip that ?!!! ?✌️ Shout out to @jordanfperform for keepin me in line! #fuckyoutodiabetes #fucksugar.”
Wilk discussed discovering he had diabetes in 1997 while on tour with RATM in a 2000 interview with DiabetesForecast.com, “One night on tour, I went to bed and had to get up to urinate four or five times during the night — and I didn’t drink anything before I went to sleep. When I woke up the next morning, my eyesight had diminished by about 40 percent. I could barely see 10 feet in front of me. Everything was a blur. I also felt seriously weighed down and sluggish.”
