Elton John has shared details of his strict diabetic diet.
The singer was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the early 2000s. He spoke about this topic in a recent interview with the Ruthie's Table podcast, where he explained about how hard he works to adhere to this diet.
"I can have an apple, I can eat a bit of melon," he said. "As long as you're sensible about it, it doesn't shoot your blood sugar up".
However, Elton did admit that he often craves sugary foods like chocolate or ice cream.
"But what I crave is chocolate and ice cream," Elton conceded. "I can't have any ice cream".
Elsewhere, Elton John also chose his ideal "death row" meal to eat, if he was facing execution in prison.
"I like all sorts of things that aren't good for me," Elton revealed. "Fried chicken, doughnuts. If I had a death row meal, it wouldn't contain anything except sweets, because I can't eat them now. So, I'd have ice cream, doughnuts, apple pie, rhubarb crumble, blah blah blah".
The singer also revealed what he liked to eat before going out on stage.
"It would be probably a little steak and some vegetables," he said. "Just some protein and some vegetables because you can't go on stage when you feel like you'll fall out. It's very unpleasant. That would be it. It was a ritual".
