'Kim Jong-un not feeling well,' North Korean authorities confirm
Source: irish independent
After weeks of speculation around his health, a television news network in the isolated state reported he is 'not feeling well', after he was seen in a video walking with a limp.
Northern Central ran a video of the leader visiting a factory in the Nampo region, just outside the capital, taken more than four weeks ago.
It is the last time he was seen in public.
Reports from South Korea have claimed he is suffering from gout, diabetes, or high blood pressure - or all three.
Read more: http://www.independent.ie/world-news/kim-jongun-not-feeling-well-north-korean-authorities-confirm-30619975.html
Tarheel_Dem
(31,233 posts)JI7
(89,248 posts)although i'm sure there are many who have weight problems due to being underweight.
FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)Of course, it was shot a couple years ago, so he probably has added a few lbs since.
msongs
(67,401 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)Stop taking the medication and seek immediate medical attention if any of the following occur:
an allergic reaction (e.g., rash; itching; shortness of breath; swollen face, lips, or throat)
chest pains, an irregular heartbeat, or shortness of breath when starting sexual activity (if you
have a heart condition)
hearing loss
prolonged (longer than 4 hours), painful, or inappropriate erection of penis
sudden dizziness, feeling faint
temporary memory loss
vision changes, including partial or total loss of vision
C Moon
(12,212 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,320 posts)notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)Could be lethal.
Bosonic
(3,746 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,320 posts)that the most colorful place is a sock factory.
drray23
(7,627 posts)That everybody attending is taking notes. As if anything he said was important or made sense.
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)Puts his rule in perspective, doesn't it? everyone looks so freaking terrified of him. Besides the underlying atmosphere of terror everything looks as boring as all fuck.
Brother Buzz
(36,422 posts)It looks like everyone around him is bored stiff, especially the military people who actually run the show.
Throd
(7,208 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)He lives well and has no one to help him make good decisions re food etc.
FarPoint
(12,351 posts)He's such a pompous ass,controlling demon that its obvious he will be non- compliant with a diabetes treatment plan....and let the cards fall.
Vogon_Glory
(9,117 posts)Kim's condition might be purely medical. Nevertheless, I'm cueing up the 'Game of Thrones' theme music whether Kim does a King Joffrey or not.
In the meantime, I'll join the rest of us to await further developments from King's Landing--Oops, I mean Pyongyang.
FarPoint
(12,351 posts)Damn...now the Game of Thrones theme will play in my head all day. That said, Its a Good Thing.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)I hope the generals in NK have decided that the Kim family line might not be in their best interest anymore.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)flying rabbit
(4,632 posts)Curtis
(348 posts)that he was suffering from Ementaler poisoning. The article said he imports so much Ementaler cheese that he fell in love with while studying in Europe that he has some kind of rare poisoning from it. Good for him.
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,640 posts)progressoid
(49,988 posts)Dr. Rodman to North Korea please.
marble falls
(57,080 posts)Kim Jong Un Has It Bad for, Er, Cheese
Corpulent dictator apparently has a soft, cheesy side
By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff
Posted Sep 18, 2014 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) You know who really likes some cheese? Kim Jong Un, that's who. Or at least that's what North Korean defectors are telling outlets including the Mirror. Specifically, Dear Leader Junior iswait for it"crackers for" Emmental cheese, a habit he apparently picked up while in boarding school in Switzerland, and has it imported even as his own people famously starve. Kim has appeared looking bloated in public lately, notes the Mirror, and there are whispers that he's in poor health. But maybe there's a reason: "North Koreans think being fat is good, unlike South Koreans who want to be skinny," says a North Korean defector. "There is a high chance Jong Un intentionally gained weight to look like (grandfather Kim) Il Sung." Kim tried to send his minions to France to learn how to make cheese, reports UPI, but was foiled.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Best Sub-Headline Evaaaar!!!!!!!!
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)Doesn't wanna listen. Pain in the ass.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Isn't the entire family supposed to be demi-gods are some such nonsense.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)And who the generals will get to replace him?
I predict China has a stooge ready to go who will secure the border and step down the kingdom and drag it into the 20th century.
librechik
(30,674 posts)or maybe a nice box of Cuban cigars
I am so paranoid...
lastlib
(23,222 posts)Ditto Chernenko.....Is Kim next to go? I wonder who would succeed him?
Kablooie
(18,631 posts)But if there isn't a hereditary heir it would probably be a battle royale so who knows what would happen to the country.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)they would "find" another Kim Jong-Il heir, or something along those lines.
Wherever the dude is, I hope he's really uncomfortable.
elias49
(4,259 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Like eating all that cheese and smoking, contributing to gout.