Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Durban - Their crazy on-air antics have won them hordes of fans and they are the cool guys in demand at the hottest events in town.
But Neville Pillay and Kini Shandu have a serious side to their lives that involves finger pricks, a healthy diet and a disciplined lifestyle.
Both have Type 2 diabetes.
Pillay, who presents the Morning Rush show on Lotus FM and, as Top Dan, is a favourite on the comedy circuit, says he was in denial about the condition for years.
?I had the symptoms, but ignored them. I suspected diabetes but I didn?t want to face up to the fact that I might have it.?
The alarming thing about diabetes ? known as the silent killer ? is that 50 percent of people who have it are unaware because they are symptom-free. Then there are those who have the symptoms, but ignore them. Pillay says he was in denial for years.
http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/diabetes-no-laughing-matter-1.1409996#.UIfhqMXA-Ag
But Neville Pillay and Kini Shandu have a serious side to their lives that involves finger pricks, a healthy diet and a disciplined lifestyle.
Both have Type 2 diabetes.
Pillay, who presents the Morning Rush show on Lotus FM and, as Top Dan, is a favourite on the comedy circuit, says he was in denial about the condition for years.
?I had the symptoms, but ignored them. I suspected diabetes but I didn?t want to face up to the fact that I might have it.?
The alarming thing about diabetes ? known as the silent killer ? is that 50 percent of people who have it are unaware because they are symptom-free. Then there are those who have the symptoms, but ignore them. Pillay says he was in denial for years.
http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/diabetes-no-laughing-matter-1.1409996#.UIfhqMXA-Ag