Pete Doherty could 'lose his toes' after being told he 'was healthier on heroin'
The Libertines musicians has been warned to stay off his feet as much as possible and has been forced to perform from a chair on the group's 'Can't Stand Me Now' European tour.
Doherty revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with diabetes after swapping hard drugs for high-calorie foods such as cheese.
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As reported by The Sun, he told fans onstage in Munich, Germany this month: 'I saw the doctor today and he said you need to stay off your feet as much as you can otherwise you'll lose your toes.'
The 45-year-old has also been seen wearing orthopaedic shoes to help with the pain in his feet.
Last year, Pete told the 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.
"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.'
Doherty was previously addicted to hard drugs and has explained how his bad diet replaced his addictions.
During an appearance on 'Louis Theroux Interviews', he shared: "You are looking at a very sick man.
"I've battered it, haven't I, I've f****** caned it.
"[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."
Told by doctors that he might die unless he changes his habits, the Don't Look Back into the Sun singer recognised the dark consequences of his drug addiction.
He said: "They told me a little while ago if you don't change your diet then you're gonna have diabetes and cholesterol problems. Death's lurking, you know what I mean?
"My life in using was so chaotic and the consequences of [it] ... you'll be in prison and you'll f*** your body up, and you'll be skint, and you'll lose your family and you'll lose everything you love. Is it really that good? That's beyond curiosity, that's a right mess."
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