A man who died after developing diabetes struggled to get a doctors appointment, an inquest has heard.

Kaine Carlon, 34, was found dead at his home on Manchester Road in Kearsley in January by his friend and housemate after not being heard from for around two days.

At an inquest at Bolton Coroners Court, Kaine, who was born in Salford, had complained of feeling unwell following a visit to Wales to see his girlfriend.

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According to his friends and family, Kaine had experienced symptoms including weight loss and excessive thirst, all of which are associated with type 1 diabetes.

While he had not been diagnosed with the disease prior to his death, Kaine’s father, David, recalled that his son “looked pale, and I could tell he was not himself".

“He said he had not been eating and felt unwell,” David added.

The court was told that Kaine had been preparing to go on holiday to Turkey before his death.

He had been making plans for the future and “he was very optimistic at the time".

Kaine’s housemate Jason Austin last saw his friend around two days before his death.

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He recalled Kaine had been sick and offered to take him to the hospital, but he had refused, saying he would go "in his own time".

Mr Austin told the court that Kaine had tried to book an appointment with his GP but was unable to do so.

Kaine was found dead at this home on Friday, January 13 after paramedics were called to the address. 

Kaine’s mother Karen told the court she believed her son’s death might have been prevented if he had been able to see a doctor.

Consultant pathologist at Royal Bolton Hospital, Dr Patrick Waugh, recorded the cause of death as diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication associated with type 1 diabetes.

Concluding, assistant coroner for Manchester West, Stephen Teasdale, said: “My conclusion is one of natural causes.”